Program Booklet - Hawai`i Conservation Alliance

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navigating Change
in the pacific islands
22nd Annual Hawai‘i Conservation Conference
July 15 –17, 2014
aloha
Promise to the Pae‘aina o Hawai‘i
Hōkūle‘a and Hikianalia have
set sail on their four-year
journey around the world. The crew of Hōkūle‘a and
Hikianalia will create global
relationships and explore how
to care for our oceans and
Island Earth. The voyage has
been given the name “Mālama
Honua,” representing the
culture of caring in our
communities and our island
home.
Inspired to contribute to the
meaning of their journey,
environmental leaders
representing public and
private stewardship in Hawai‘i
came together to sign a
promise with the Polynesian
Voyaging Society signifying
their support for PVS’s voyage
around the world calling
attention to the importance
of caring for the earth and the
world’s oceans. More than 20
organizations
representing a
diverse cross-section
of Hawai‘i's resource
management field
worked to develop 3
goal statements and
20 commitments
to answer a basic
question: “How will
the Hawai‘i to which
the canoes return
in four years be
different from the
one they have left
behind?” This promise signifies
the commitment — the
voyage — of Hawai‘i's ocean
organizations, working
collaboratively to assure
our islands are healthy and
vibrant during and beyond
the Worldwide Voyage.
“Hōkūle‘a and Hikianalia
are more than just voyaging
canoes—they are an
expression of values and
the things that we care for,”
said PVS President Nainoa
Thompson. “People are
coming together from many
professions and walks of
life to support this voyage
because they have common
values for taking care of the
places we love.”
Welcome to the 22nd Annual Hawai‘i Conservation Conference (HCC), sponsored by the
Hawai‘i Conservation Alliance (HCA) and the Hawai‘i Conservation Alliance Foundation
(HCAF). Welcome back to those who contributed to past conferences and welcome to
those who are joining HCC for the first time. The conference will highlight the latest research
and experiences across a broad spectrum of conservation issues and will provide many
opportunities to engage the who’s who throughout this largest gathering of natural and
cultural resource managers, scientists, and ecosystem restoration specialists involved in the
protection and management of Hawaiian ecosystems.
This year’s theme, Navigating Change in the Pacific Islands, seems particularly appropriate
as the Polynesian Voyaging Society begins its worldwide voyage to share Aloha. This
endeavor highlights the ocean that connects us in the Pacific Islands as well as the landsea connections and the communities that depend on and are defined by these precious
resources. This great effort coupled with the recent announcement that Hawai‘i will host the
2016 International Union for Conservation of Nature has placed our island state in the global
conservation spot light. Both efforts highlight a healthy conservation future as a global issue.
Futher, the theme emphasizes the ocean-people-land connection and recognizes the need
for both localized building of resilient ecosystems as well as the management of global scale
threats such as sea level rise, ocean acidification, and climate change. This year’s conference
agenda targets these issues and many others. Building local capacity in conservation is also
an emphasis, and this year we are pleased to introduce a new opportunity where experienced
professionals can offer mentorship to students and emerging professionals during the
conference. This is complemented by a next generation workshop and networking event.
This year’s HCC features keynote presentations from the Honorable Dr. Jane Lubchenco, a
well-respected marine ecologist and former head of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration, and from Dr. Jon Osorio, a renowned Hawaiian studies professor. The
conference plenary panel brings together leaders working at the forefront of climate change
mitigation and adaptation policy at local, regional, and international arenas. These and many
other presentations will highlight the connection of islands, communities, culture, and natural
resources and the need for adaptive management during these ever-changing times.
Looking forward, after 22 years of hosting HCC on the island of O‘ahu, we are now looking
to expand opportunities by hosting the conference on the Island of Hawai‘i in 2015. We are
excited to make this announcement and will be working to share information soon after this
year’s conference to allow for early planning. We hope to see you there!
Thank you for joining us and contributing to a successful 2014 conference. Conservation is
only possible and successful when done together and we hope that this event helps make
connections that last for years to come.
Mahalo,
Lihla Noori,
HCA Executive Director
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Gerry Davis,
2014 HCA Chair
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Hōkūle‘a Image ® Polynesian Voyaging Society. Photo © ‘Ōiwi TV
The Hawai‘i Conservation Alliance is a cooperative collaboration of conservation leaders
representing twenty-five government, education, and non-profit organizations. Collectively, we
are responsible for managing the biodiversity of Hawai‘i’s lands and waters. We also represent
people who work and use the land and water for social, cultural, and agricultural purposes.
The HCA provides unified leadership and advocacy for Hawai‘i’s most critical conservation
issues. We are a collaborative network of organizations representing federal, state, education,
and non-profit sectors working together to promote the preservation of native ecosystems and
ensure that the unique biodiversity of our islands is maintained into the future.
2014 HCA MEMBERS
Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum
Allen Allison
Office of Hawaiian Affairs
Ikaika Nakahashi, Blake “Brutus” LaBenz
Conservation International, Hawai‘i Fish Trust
Ricardo Zanre, Jack Kittinger
Pacific Islands Climate Change
Cooperative Deanna Spooner, Jeff Burgett
Hawai‘i Association of Watershed
Partnerships
Colleen Cole, Chris Brosius
Pacific Islands Climate Science Center
David Helweg
Hawai‘i Invasive Species Committees
Josh Atwood, Teya Penniman
University of Hawai‘i at Hilo
Donald Straney, Jim Beets,
Sharon Ziegler-Chong
Hawai‘i Department of Land and Natural
Resources, Division of Aquatic Resources
Frazer McGilvray, Kate Cullison
University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa, Center for
Conservation Research and Training
Kenneth Kaneshiro, Rob Cowie
Hawai‘i Department of Land and Natural
Resources, Division of Forestry and Wildlife
Randall Kennedy, Lisa Hadway
U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest
Service, Institute of Pacific Islands
Forestry
Ric Lopez, Christian Giardina
Kamehameha Schools
Ulalia Woodside, Nāmaka Whitehead,
Mililani Browning
National Park Service
Melia Lane-Kamahele, Cindy Orlando
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration, National Marine Fisheries
Service, Pacific Islands Regional Office
Mike Tosatto, Gerry Davis
Administration, Office of National Marine
Sanctuaries, Pacific Islands Region
Allen Tom, ‘Aulani Wilhelm, Hoku Johnson
Administration Pacific Services Center
Kristina Kekuewa, Jean Tanimoto
National Tropical Botanical Garden
Chipper Wichman
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The Nature Conservancy, Hawai‘i
Samuel M. ‘Ohukani‘ōhi‘a Gon III, Manuel Mejia
U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest
Service, Pacific Southwest Region
Jodi Chew, Laurie Tippin
U.S. Department of Agriculture, Natural
Resources Conservation Service
Greg Koob
The Hawai‘i Conservation Alliance Foundation is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization
established to secure private support for the programs and activities of the HCA,
actively promulgate information on Hawai‘i’s conservation values and needs, fund
conservation grants, and promote conservation education and awareness.
Hawai‘i Conservation Alliance Foundation
Board of Directors
Randall Kennedy, President
Bryan Harry, Secretary/Treasurer
Robert Masuda, Board Member
Christopher Puttock, Board Member
Staff
Lihla Noori, Executive Director
Christine Brammer, Program Manager
Shelley Steele, Program Coordinator
Trisann Mahealani Bambico, Next Gen Coordinator
Sarah Harris, Program Administrator
Sherry Hawkins, Program Associate
Kawena Elkington, Outreach Assistant
www.hawaiiconservation.org
www.facebook.com/HawaiiConservation
www.twitter.com/HCAFriends
U.S. Department of Defense Army
Garrison, Hawai‘i Natural Resources
Program
Michelle Mansker
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Ecological
Services
Loyal Mehrhoff, Steve Miller, Dan Polhemus
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, National
Wildlife Refuge Complex
Barry Stieglitz
U.S. Geological Survey, Pacific Island
Ecosystems Research Center
Gordon Tribble, Jim Jacobi
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Conference Planning Committee
Mahalo Nui Loa to...
Conference Management Team
Mike Tosatto, Gerry Davis, Lihla Noori, Shelley Steele, Lee-Ann Choy, Christine Brammer
Abstract committee
Kate Cullison, Arlene Pangelinan, Christine Brammer, Shelley Steele, Allen Allison, Brenda
Asuncion, Jim Beets, Samantha Brooke, Shawn Carrier, Jodi Chew, John Clark, Alison Cohan,
Lillian Coltin, Susan Cordell, Norma Creps, Lisa Croft, Al Everson, Lisa Ferentinos, Beth Flint,
Christian Giardina, Phyllis Ha, Richard Hall, Jessica Hawkins, Maria Haws, Flint Hughes, Jim
Jacobi, Stephanie Joe, Tracy Johnson, Ken Kaneshiro, Irene Kelly, Scarlett Kettwich, Melia
Lane-Kamahele, Rhonda Loh, Ric Lopez, Daniel Luers, Kimberly Maison, Bryce Masuda, Naomi
McIntosh, Manuel Mejia, Jennifer Metz, Emily Montgomery, Ikaika Nakahashi, Sam Ohu Gon,
Elliot Parsons, Pua‘ala Pascua, Teya Penniman, Hōkū Pihana, Noelani Puniwai, Kamoa Quitevis,
Diane Sether, David Sischo, Sylvia Spalding, Meredith Speicher, Deanna Spooner, Maggie
Sporck, Kehau Springer, Jeff Walters, Nāmaka Whitehead, Kawika Winter, Paul Wong, Chelsey
Young, Ricardo Zanre, Naupaka Zimmerman
Next generation committee
Barry Stieglitz, Ulu Ching, Marion Ano, Kuhea Asiu, Trisann Mahealani Bambico, Brant
Chillingworth, Ashok Kurian, Christopher Lepcyzk, Keahi Makaimoku, Sean Marrs, Celeste
Ventresca, Lorena Wada, Kim Welch, Sharon Ziegler-Chong
Protocol committee
Brutus La Benz, Keoni Kuoha, Melia Lane-Kamahele, Nai‘a Lewis, Ikaika Nakahashi, Kamoa
Quitevis, Sam Ohu Gon, Aulani Wilhem, Ulalia Woodside
Work Exchange Program
Kawena Elkington, Jordan Ching, Carli Gardner, Shelley Steele
Logistics coordinators
Lee-Ann Choy, Jessica Hawkins
STUDENT AWARDS COORDINATORS
Anukriti Hittle, Christine Brammer
Special Mahalo to our Work Exchange Program Volunteers:
Tiana Bolosan, Sabrina Bourizk, Katherine Burke, Shaun Campbell, Casey Ching, Joshua Ching,
Lillian Coltin, Emily Cook, Taylor Cook, Brie Courchesne-Owades, Val Crabbe, Dana Cook,
Barbara Deedman, Marco Dickson, Angelica Driver, Peregrine Edison-Lahm, Lili Evensen,
Michael Ferrif, Jacob Fitzpatrick, Katie Franklin, Thomas Galioto, Christian Galiza, Michele
Harman, Michino Hisabayashi, Wesley Homoya, Angela Huntemer, Mark Jackson, Emily
Jeffreys, Jessica Johnson, Nicholas Joly, Aurora Kagawa-Viviani, Kelby Land, Joey Latsha, Tina
Lee, Sandy Ma, Dave Mathern, Michael McCarron, Jade McMillen, Alexandria Miller, Lu'ukia
Nakanelua, Darin Padula, Jake Paganakis, Bryan Steven Polo-Escobar, Jeff Preble, Jessica
Quayle, Kai Robinson, Lynn Robinson-Onderko, Karl Ronning, Razzelle Julienne Rono, Lori
Sakurai, Jacqueline Scarola, Dominique Schultz, Meghan Shaw, Colleen Soares, Aaron Spidal,
Kathryn Stanaway, Jo Ann Stepien, Jamie Tanino, Lance Tanino, Victor Teng, Lisa Vollbrecht,
Alex Wang, Ashley Watts, D. Mahina Weatherholtz, Jennifer Welch, Lucas Wheeler, Kelly
Williams, Lynette Williams, Matthew Wojcik, Jeff Yamauchi, Autumn Yoder, Lynn Zhang
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2014 Hawai‘i Conservation Conference
Schedule overview
Monday, July 14, 2014
9:00 – 9:40
9:00 – 12:00
1:00 – 3:30
HEEA: 3rd Annual Symposium and My Hawai‘i Awards
Workshop: Vision for the Future: Pacific Islands Regional Ocean
Planning and the National Ocean Policy
Workshop: Towards Ecosystem-Based Management: Navigating
Change within the Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine
Sanctuary
Tuesday, July 15, 2014
8:00 – 8:45
8:45 – 9:05
9:05 – 9:35
9:35 – 9:45
9:45 – 10:00
10:00 – 12:00
12:00 – 1:00
12:00 – 1:00
1:00 – 3:00
3:00 – 3:30
3:30 – 5:30
5:30 – 6:00
6:00 – 8:00
Opening Protocol, 3rd Floor Concourse
Opening Remarks, Room 316
Opening Keynote: The Honorable Dr. Jane Lubchenco, Room 316
HCA Distinguished Service Award, Room 316
Break
SESSION 1, See p. 22
Lunch
Lunchtime Brown Bag, Room 314, See p. 24
Break
Session 3, See p.27
Closing Protocol, Room 316
Opening Next Gen Reception, Waikīkī Yacht Club
Wednesday, July 16, 2014
8:45 – 9:00
9:00 – 9:30
9:30 – 9:45
9:45 – 10:00
10:00 – 12:00
12:00 – 1:00
1:00 – 3:00
3:00 – 3:30
3:30 – 5:30
5:30 – 5:35
5:30 – 6:00
5:30 – 8:00
Opening Protocol & Welcome, Room 316
Keynote: Dr. John Osorio, Room 316
HCA Conservation Innovation Award, Room 316
Break
Lunch Concession
Break
2016 IUCN WCC Hawai‘i Briefing, Room 314
Poster Reception featuring Maoli Art in Real Time Gallery, Room 311
Exhibits Open, Room 313
Thursday, July 17, 2014
8:30 – 8:35
8:35 – 9:35
9:35 – 9:50
9:50 – 10:00
10:00 – 12:00
12:00 – 1:00
1:00 – 3:00
3:00 – 3:15
3:15 – 5:15
5:15 – 6:30
6:30 – 6:35
Opening Protocol & Welcome, Room 316
Plenary Panel: Navigating Change: A Dialogue with Island Leaders on Climate Change
HCA Outstanding Leadership Award, Room 316
Break
Pacific Islands Lunch, HCAF Hosted, Hawai‘i Convention Center
Break
SESSION 9, See p.42
Closing Pau Hana & HCA Student Awards, 3rd Floor Concourse
Closing Protocol, 3rd Floor Concourse
Friday, July 18, 2014
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10:00 – 12:00
Field Trip: Windward Coast Beach Clean-up
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Plenary
Special Events
9:05 – 9:35 AM, Room 316
Opening Next Gen Reception
Mixer and Entertainment by Kupa ‘Aina
6:00 – 8:00 PM, Waikīkī Yacht Club
The Honorable
Dr. Jane Lubchenco
Appointed by President Obama as Administrator of the
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
from 2009-2013, Dr. Lubchenco is a renowned marine
ecologist and environmental scientist with expertise in
oceans, climate change, and interactions between the
environment and human well-being.
Poster Reception and Exhibits
Featuring Maoli Arts in Real Time Gallery > Native Hawaiian contemporary painting, art and sculpture
Complimentary Pupus and No Host Bar + Acoustic Music
5:30 – 8:00 PM, Room 311 & 313
Following keynote:
HCA Distinguished Service Award
shall be given to a person who has excelled by reason of exceptional service,
personal effort, and unselfish interest, thereby making distinguished contributions
beyond the immediate responsibilities of their position.
2016 IUCN World Conservation Congress Hawaii
Wednesday July 16, 2014
9:00 – 9:30 AM, Room 316
A briefing and update
5:30 – 6:00 PM, Room 314
Dr. Jonathan Kay
Kamakawiwo‘ole Osorio
As an accomplished Hawaiian composer and singer,
a distinguished political and social activist, and a
tenured Professor at University of Hawai' at Manoa,
Kamakakūokalani Center for Hawaiian Studies, he has
developed and taught classes in history, law as culture,
music as historical texts, and research methodologies for
and from indigenous peoples.
Closing Pau Hana
HCA Student Awards and Grand Prize Drawing
Locally Sourced Tastings & Drinks + Entertainment by Paul Izak
5:15-6:30 PM, 3rd Floor Concourse
Closing Protocol
6:30 PM, 3rd Floor Concourse
Following keynote:
HCA Conservation Innovation Award
shall be given to the instigators or champions of a procedure that leads to
significant advances to the structure or nature of environmental
conservation in Hawai‘i.
Hawai‘i Aloha
Thursday July 17, 2014
8:35 – 9:35 AM, Room 316
Plenary Panel: Navigating Change
A Dialogue with Island Leaders on Climate Change
Governor Neil Abercrombie, Ambassador Ronny Jumeau, Chris Lee, Malia Nobrega-Olivera, and moderated by Deanna Spooner
Following panel:
HCA Outstanding Leadership Award
shall be given to a person who has demonstrated exceptional
leadership in advancing environmental conservation in Hawai‘i over the
short to medium term (several years to a decade).
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Rev. Lorenzo Lyons
E Hawai‘i e ku‘u one haˉnau e
Ku‘u home kulaˉwi nei
‘Oli nōau i naˉ pono lani ou
E Hawai‘i, aloha ē!
O Hawai‘i, O sands of my birth
My native home
I rejoice in the blessings of heaven
O Hawai‘i, aloha.
Hui:
E hau‘oli e naˉ ‘ōpio o Hawai‘i nei
‘Oli ē! ‘Oli ē!
Mai naˉ ahe ahe makani e paˉ mai nei
Mau ke aloha no Hawai‘i
Chorus:
Happy youth of Hawai‘i
Rejoice! Rejoice!
Gentle breezes blow
Love always for Hawai‘i.
E hai mai kou mau kini lani e
Kou mau kupa aloha, e Hawai‘i
Naˉ mea ōlino kamahao no luna mai
E Hawai‘i aloha ē
(hui)
May your divine throngs speak
Your loving people, O Hawai‘i
The holy light from above
O Hawai‘i, aloha.
(chorus)
Naˉ ke Akua e maˉlama mai iaˉ ‘oe
Kou mau kualona aloha nei
Kou mau kahawai ō‘linolino mau
Kou mau maˉla pua nani ē
(hui)
God protects you
Your beloved ridges
Your ever glistening streams
Your beautiful flower gardens.
(chorus)
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*Student Presentations
Room 316
Room 315
Room 312
8:00 AM
Opening Protocol, 3rd Floor Concourse
8:00 AM
8:45 am
Opening Remarks, Room 316
8:45 AM
9:05 AM
Keynote Speaker: The Honorable Dr. Jane Lubchenco, Room 316
9:05 AM
9:35 AM
HCA Distinguished Service Award, Room 316
9:35 AM
S e ss i o n 1
10 AM – 12 PM
FORUM Nā ‘Āina Ho‘oilina Exploring the Relationship
SYMPOSIUM Differing Perspectives on the Effects
Between the Ali‘i Trusts of Hawai‘i and the Lands
Managed to Support their Missions
MODERATOR Miliani Browning
of Human Interactions with Wild
Hawaiian Spinner Dolphins,
MODERATORS Laura McCue & Carlie Wiener
GENERAL SESSION Lessions from the Pacific Islands
MODERATOR Manuel Mejia
SYMPOSIUM Navigating the Future: Impacts of Global
Change and Management Implications
MODERATOR Jeff Burgett
S e ss i o n 1
10 AM – 12 PM
10:00 AM
Crossing the Blue Highway: Video Analysis of Dolphin Swim
Participants Behavior During Wild Hawaiian Spinner Dolphin
(Stenella longirostris) Tourism, Carlie Wiener*
An Operator Perspective on Wild Dolphin Swim
Tourism in O‘ahu, Lisa Dotty
Cultural Conservation of the National Marine Sanctuary of
American Samoa, Genevieve Brighouse
Climate Model Projections of Acidification and Thermal
Bleaching in the World’s Coral Reef Areas, Jeffrey Maynard
10:00 AM
10:20 AM
Gathering Mana‘o: Involving Native Hawaiian
Community Members in the Spinner Dolphin
Management Process, Jayne LeFors
Dolphin SMART in the Pacific Islands Region: Educating the
Public About the Conservation of Wild Dolphins, Laura McCue
Enabling Community Action to Foster Climate
Resiliency - Amouli Village, American Samoa,
Arielle Levine & Fatima Sauafea-Leau
Climatic Changes and Their Effects on Rainfall in Hawai‘i,
Oliver Elison Timm
10:20 AM
10:40 AM
Responsible Marine Wildlife Viewing: Tailored and Unique
Outreach Options for Driving Behavioral Change, Elia Herman
Discussion
The Establishment of a Bio-Cultural Education Center
on Mo‘orea, French Polynesia, Orlo Steele
Temporal and Spatial Patterns of Sea-Level Rise Impacts to
Coastal Wetlands and Other Ecosystems, Haunani Kane
10:40 AM
First Conservation Easement in Micronesia: Yela Forest
Legacy Project as a Pioneer Under the Micronesian Challenge,
Blair Charley & Kathleen Friday
A Hydrology Based Decision Support Tool for Tropical
Watersheds, Richard MacKenzie
11:00 AM
11:20 AM
Marine Cage Culture and Environmental Interactions Monitoring
and Modeling for Responsible Stewardship, James Morris
Open Ocean Mariculture as a Marine Conservation
Imperative, Neil Sims
Changing Cultures: Lessons from Conservation Programs
in Papua New Guinea, Jasmyn Lynch
SCUBA Divers’ Environmental Perceptions, Preferences,
and Willingness to Contribute to Conservation
Actions in Guam, Shanna Grafeld*
Shifting Hawaiian Forest Bird Distribution under
Climate Change and the Need to Consider Novel
Conservation Strategies, Lucas Fortini
11:20 AM
11:40 AM
Potential for Bivalve Culture and Use of Ecological Services
in Traditional Hawaiian Fishponds, Maria Haws
Ho‘āla Loko I‘a - Restoring Traditional Hawaiian
Fishpond Systems, Michael Cain
Sustainable Ocean Management and the Human Element: Coral
Reef Management on Ulithi Atoll, Yap State, FSM, Nicole Crane
Socio-Economic Analyses of Villages Under the Community
Based Fisheries Management Program in American Samoa,
Faleselau Tuilagi & Saumaniafaese Uikirifi
11:00 AM
Neil Hannahs, Kamehameha Schools
LeAnne Crabbe, The Queen Lili‘uokalani Trust
Eric Martinson, The Queen Emma Land Company
Jobe Masagatani, The Department of Hawaiian Home Lands
SYMPOSIUM Feeding the Future: Harvesting the
Potential for Responsible Aquaculture in Hawai‘i and
the Pacific Islands, MODERATOR Alan Everson
Overview of Efforts to Standardize Monitoring and Expedite
Permitting for Offshore Aguaculture in Hawai‘i and the
U.S. Pacific Islands, Alan Everson
12:00 PM
S e ss i o n 2
1 PM – 3 PM
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Room 314
Lunchtime Brown Bag (See p. 24)
Lunch
FORUM Perspectives on Hawai‘i’s Wildfire Problem From Science and Management to Community Action
MODERATOR Clay Trauernicht
Discussion
SYMPOSIUM Coral Reefs of Maui Nui: Physical
and Biologic Complexity and Connectivity
MODERATOR Michael Field
General session Bio-Cultural
MODERATOR Kawika Winter
11:40 AM
12:00 PM
GENERAL SESSION Biosecurity
S e ss i o n 2
Re-Designing Predator Proof Fences for Hawai‘i:
Results of a Survey of Sanctuaries in New Zealand
and Hawai‘i, Lindsay Young
1:00 PM
MODERATOR Josh Atwood
1 PM – 3 PM
1:00 PM
The Coral Reefs of Maui Nui, Michael Field
Over a Decade of Change in Spatial Temporal Dynamics
in Hawaiian Coral Reef Communities, Eric Brown
Perpetuating Traditional Conservation Through
Blending Cultural Practice and Modern Science,
Ku‘ulei Keakealani & Hannah Springer
1:20 PM
Response of Reef Corals to Extreme Turbidity on the
South Moloka‘i Reef Flat, Paul Jokiel
Putting Human Impacts on Fish Populations in Perspective:
Spatial Variation on a Local Scale, Kelvin Gorospe
Aquaponic Versus Soil Cultivation of ‘Auhuhu and ‘Ōlena:
Comparisons of Plant Growth and Nutrient Dynamics
for Effective Propagation and Use,
Leina‘ala Bright & Danielle Hull
Effects of Non-native Ungulate Removal on Vegetation and
Ecological Processes in Pacific Island Forests, Rebecca Cole
1:20 PM
1:40 PM
Lesson Learned from Maui’s Algal Blooms in the Last Decade,
Celia Smith & Meghan Dailer
Larval Dispersal on the Big Island: Connecting Reefs,
Fish, and People, Mark Hixon
Using Botanical Footprints to Delineate Social-Ecological
Zones Such as Sacred Forest on Kaua‘i in
the Pre-colonial Era, Kawika Winter
Zero Tolerance: The Kaua‘i Watershed Alliance’s East Alaka‘i
Protective Fence Project, Nicolai Barca & Lucas Behnke
A Glimpse at the Future of Pest Control in Upper Limahuli Valley, John-Carl Watson & Chiemi Nagle
1:40 PM
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Room 316
Room 315
2:00 PM
2:20 PM
Clay Trauernicht, University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa
Rhonda Loh, National Park Service
Creighton Litton, University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa
Andrew Beavers, Center for Environmental Management
of Military Lands
Wayne F. Ching, Division of Forestry & Wildlife
Elizabeth Pickett, Hawai‘i Wildfire Management Organization
2:40 PM
Room 314
The Laua‘e Legacy: The Bi-cultural Approach was the
Key to Unlocking the Mystery of the Laua’e Maoli
(Microsorum spectrum) Fern, Puanani Anderson-Fung*
Pathway Analysis and Dissemination of New
Insect Records in Hawai‘i, Francis Howarth
Are We There Yet? Eradicating Little Fire Ants from Kaua‘i,
Michelle Montgomery & Casper Vanderwoude
Preventing the Entry and Spread of Invasive Species:
A Regional Approach for Invasive Ants,
Casper Vanderwoude & Phil Andreozzi
2:00 PM
Population Connectivity Modeling in Hawai‘i with
a Focus on Maui Nui, Johanna Wren*
Future Coral Community Projections for the Hawaiian Islands:
A Look at Maui Nui, Erik Franklin
Pilinakai: Conservation Through Relationships,
Pelika Bertelmann
Costa Rican Caterpillars Show Promise as Candidates for
Control of Miconia calvescens, Kenneth Puliafico
2:20 PM
Diagnosing and Treating the Causes of
Coral Reef Decline, Robert Richmond
Discussion
Nā Kilo ‘Āina: A Digital Tool for Monitoring
Natural-cultural Resources and Supporting
Management Strategies, Strengthen Healthy, Balanced
Communities in Hawai‘i, Pelika Bertelmann
Saving Hala: Chasing Pandanus Scale in Native Habitats for
Biological Control Agents, Mohsen Ramadan
An Urban Weed Programme with a Focus on Wild Ginger
(Hedychium gardnerianum), Neil Gallagher
2:40 PM
Numerical Modeling of Coral Connectivity in the Maui Nui
Complex of Hawai‘i, Curt Storlazzi
Using Genetics to Infer Connectivity Among the Hawaiian
Islands for the Rice Coral (Montipora capitata), Rob Toonen
Break
3:00 PM
Room 312
Break
WORKSHOP Nahululeihiwakuipapa Workshop Series
Trending Conservation: Building a Social Media Strategy
that Informs and Activates
MODERATOR Jennifer Barrett
SYMPOSIUM Navigating Change in Forest Bird
Communities: The Rapid Decline of Kaua‘i’s Native
Avifauna, MODERATORS Lisa Cali Crampton &
Eben Paxton
S e ss i o n 3
Learn how to develop an effective social
media strategy and then help conduct a social
media audit (think “secret shopper”). You’ll
help assess the effectiveness of selected
Hawai‘i conservation organizations’ web +
social media presence and brainstorm ideas
for improvement. Bring your laptop, tablet, or
smart phone.
Rapid Decline in Kaua‘i’s Native Forest Bird Community,
Eben Paxton
3:30 PM
Changes in Kaua‘i’s Forest Bird Community, Kyle Pias
3:50 PM
Characterization of “Dead Zones” and Associated
Environmental Variables at Kahekili Beach Park in
Ka‘anapali, Maui, Megan Ross
Overview of Olowalu Reef - Its Composition, Unique Aspects
and Importance for Maui Nui and All of Hawai‘i, Pauline Fiene
Occupancy and Survival of the Critically Endangered,
Highly Cryptic, Single Island Endemic,
the Puaiohi, Lisa Cali Crampton
4:10 PM
Human Threats to Maui’s Manta Rays and the Olowalu Reef;
Is Science Enough?, Mark Deakos
Cultural Science, Edwin “Ekolu” Lindsey
Occupancy and Habitat Use of the Endangered ‘Akikiki
and Akeke‘e on Kaua‘i Island, Lucas Behnke*
4:30 PM
4:50 PM
An Angler-Based Tagging Program for Bonefish (Albula spp.) in
Hawai‘i: Engaging Fishers in Science and Conservation,
Kimberlee Harding & Keith Kamikawa
Community Managed Makai Area (CMMA) At Maunalei, Lana‘i,
Sol Kaho‘ohalahala
Ola Nā Papa i Mālama ‘la: A Practical Plan for the Technical and
Cultural Restoration of Maui’s Coral Reefs, Robin Newbold
Changing Climate and the Altitudinal Range of Avian Malaria
on Kaua‘i, Carter Atkinson
4:50 PM
5:10 PM
Understanding and Measuring Seafood Security in the Hawaiian
Islands, Jason Chow
Barriers to Effective Fisheries Co-Management in Hawai‘i and
Opportunities for Robust Governance, Adam Ayers*
Discussion
Decision Making for Conservation of Two Endangered
Kaua‘i Passerines, John Vetter
5:10 PM
S e ss i o n 3
3:30 PM –
5:30 PM
FORUM Moon Phase Project: Braiding a
Cord of Knowledge, MODERATORS Brenda Asuncion
& La‘akea Caravalho
Threats and Potential Resilience
MODERATOR Michael Field
Using the Principles of Reel Resilience to Inform
Management of West Maui Coral Reefs, Eric Conklin
Coral Disease as an Indicator of Reef Resilience in Maui Nui,
Darla White
3:30 PM
3:50 PM
SYMPOSIUM Coral Reefs of Maui Nui: 21st Century
3:00 PM
Alizon Atkins, Hawai‘i Community College,
Lehua Lena Nurseries
Eva Schemmel, University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa
Kalei Nu‘uhiwa, Kaulana Mahina
Mahinapoepoe Paishon Duarte, Hālau Kū Mana
Charter School
Pelika Bertlemann, Pilina Kai, Nā Maka o Papahānamokuākea
Rick Barboza, Hui Kū Maoli Ola
4:10 PM
Evaluation of the Nearshore Benthic Habitat and Marine Biota
Adjacent to Kahului Commercial Harbor, Maui, Yuko Stender
The Kahekili Herbivore Fisheries Management Area:
A New Approach to Control Invasive Algae
on Maui’s Coral Reefs, Russell Sparks
3:30 PM –
5:30 PM
GENERAL SESSION A Fish Future
MODERATOR Jack Kittinger
4:30 PM
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Integrating Local Monitoring and Ecological Knowledge with a
Novel Scientific Tool to Refine Traditional Community-Based
Fishing Moon Calendars, Eva Schemmel*
Determining the Status of the Parupeneus porphyreus Fishery
in the Main Hawaiian Islands, Martha Maciasz*
5:30 PM
5:30 PM
6 - 8 PM
Opening Next Gen Reception at Waikīkī Yacht Club
6 - 8 PM
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Room 315
8:45 AM
Daily Opening Protocol, Room 316
8:45 AM
9:00 AM
Keynote Speaker: Dr. Jon Osorio, Room 316
9:00 AM
9:30 AM
HCA Conservation Innovation Award, Room 316
9:30 AM
S e ss i o n 4
10 AM – 12 PM
GENERAL SESSION Species Recovery
Symposium Ocean Tipping Points in Hawaiian
MODERATOR George Wallace
Coral Reefs: Developing Science to Support
Marine Ecosystem-Based Management
MODERATOR Jack Kittinger
10:00 AM
Embedding the Science of Ocean Tipping Points in Coral
Reef Conservation and Management,
Jack Kittinger
Identifying Multiple Regimes of Hawaiian Coral Reefs and
Implications for Conservation, Mary Donovan*
10:20 AM
People and Reefs: Cumulative Human Impact Mapping for
Marine Ecosystems of Hawai‘i, Joseph Lecky*
Predictive Models and Trade-Off Analysis for Guiding
Cost-Effective Land-Based Management Actions for
Conserving Coral Reefs, Kirsten Oleson
10:40 AM
Environmental Drivers and Local Human Impacts Shape Coral
Reef Communities Across the Pacific, Jamison Gove
Using Modeling Approaches to Understand and Respond to
Land-Based Pollution Impacts on Coral Reefs, Kirsten Oleson
Getting Stakeholders to the Table: The Collaborative
‘Au‘au Planning Initiative, Anne Walton
11:00 AM
11:20 AM
11:40 AM
Experience, MODERATORS Manuel Meija,
Emily Fieldng, & Roxie Sylva
Edwin Lindsey, Polanui Hiu
Sol Kaho‘ohalahala, Maunalei Ahupua‘a Community Managed
Makai Area
Jay Carpio, Wailuku Ahupua‘a Community Managed Makai Area
Maile Carpio, Wailuku Ahupua‘a Community Managed
Makai Area
Manuel Mejia, The Nature Conservancy
Emily Fielding, The Nature Conservancy
Leimamo Lind-Strauss, Kipahulu Ohana
Claudia Kalaola, Na Mamo O Mū‘olea
Robin Newbold, Maui Nui Marine Resource Council
Legario Eharis, Na Mamo O Mū‘olea
S e ss i o n 5
1 PM – 3 PM
1:00 PM
1:20 PM
Initiatives, MODERATOR Duane Okamoto
Stretching the Boundaries: Long-Distance Translocation
of Millerbirds Facilitates Endangered Species
and Ecosystem Recovery, Sheldon Plentovich
Native Hawaiian Forest Birds Using Non-Native
Habitat on Maui, Peter Motyka*
FORUM Hui Mālama Loko I‘a: A Growing Network for
Fishpond Practitioners and Organizations Across
Hawai‘i, MODERATOR Brenda Asuncion
S e ss i o n 4
10 AM – 12 PM
10:00 AM
Amber Inwood, Bishop Museum
Jenna Ishii, Polynesian Voyaging Society
Moses Goods, Bishop Museum
David Morgan, Kualoa Ranch
Stephanie Whalen, Hawai‘i Agricultural Research Center
Niklos Dudley, Hawai‘i Agriculture Research Center
Irene Sprecher, DLNR/Division of Forestry and Wildlife
Steph Dunbar-Co, Kainalu Ranch
10:20 AM
10:40 AM
Preliminary Molecular Phylogeny of the Endangered
Hawaiian Leaf Mining Moth Genus Philodoria
(Lepidoptera: Gracillariidae), Christopher Johns*
Preliminary Identification of Protected Areas with
High Diversity of Tetragnatha Spiders on Big Island
and Maui Nui, Darko Cotoras*
Invasive Plants Mapping the Battlefields Before the War:
Modeling and Understanding Invasion Potential
of Hawaiian Weeds, Adam Radford
Inbreeding Depression Leads to Decline in a Majority
of Captive-Bred Species in the Hawaiian Tree Snail
Subfamily Achatinellinae, Michael Hadfield
Controlling the Albizia Monster in Hawai‘i's Forested,
Agricultural, and (Sub)urban Landscapes: The What,
Where, When, How and Why of Current Efforts, Flint Hughes
11:20 AM
Herbicide Use in Wainiha Valley, Kaua‘i to Control
Australian Tree Fern, Cyathea cooperi, Trae Menard
11:40 AM
Propagationg of Three Critically Endangered Fern Species of
Kaua‘i: Asplenium diepallidum, Asplenium dielmannii
and Asplenium diellacinatum, Ruth Aguraiuja
Navigating Restoration Tradeoffs: Long-Term Outcomes of Using
Māmane (Sophora chrysophylla), Elizabeth August-Schmidt*
GENERAL SESSION Invasive Plants
MODERATOR Flint Hughes
11:00 AM
GENERAL SESSION Empowering Farmers for
Conservation: Case Studies from California
MODERATORS Melanie Cheng & Evan Wiig
Lunch
12:00 PM
WORKSHOP I Ka Wā Ma Mua Ka Wā Ma Hope - The
Future is in the Past STEM STEWARDSHIP via the Lens
of Voyaging, MODERATOR Amber Inwood
Forum Bringing Agriculture and Conservation
Home-Range Patterns of Kiwikiu (Pseudonestor xanthophrys)
and Maui ‘Alauahio (Paroreomyza montana), Chris Warren
FORUM The Maui Nui Makai Area Learning Network
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Room 314
Lunch
SYMPOSIUM Adapting to New Challenges: Innovative
Science and Management Techniques for Emerging
Issues in Marine and Coastal Ecosystems
MODERATOR Anne Rosinski
Innovative Research in Hawaiian Estuaries to Improve
Sustainable Fishing in Hawai‘i, Kimberly Peyton
What's a Polyp to Do? Hawaii'i's First Coral Nursery
Dedicated to Mitigation and Restoration, Dave Gulko
Implementing Hawai‘i's Rapid Response Contingency Plan:
Strengthening Our Framework for Responding to Coral
Disease, Bleaching, and Crown-Of-Thorns-Starfish Events,
Anne Rosinski
Japan Tsunami Marine Debris: A New Threat for Aquatic
Invasive Species Management, Sonia Gorgula
FORUM Acacia Koa: Silviculture and Breeding for
Effective Conservation and Restoration
MODERATOR Faith Inman-Narahari
12:00 PM
FORUM Nā Kia‘i Kūmokuhāli‘i: Forest Guardians Project
Inspires Conservation Leaders in Hawai‘i and Peru
MODERATOR Colleen Cole
Lahela Camara, Three Mountain Alliance
Emily Leucht, Three Mountain Alliance
Colleen Cole, Three Mountatin Alliance
Robin Keith, San Diego Zoo Institute for Conservation Research
Samantha Young, San Diego Zoo Institute
for Conservation Research,
Jill Korach, Project Dragonfly/Miami University
Gustavo Florez, Sicán National Museum
Tina Flower, Hulalalai Academy
S e ss i o n 5
1 PM – 3 PM
1:00 PM
1:20 PM
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Room 315
Community Fisheries Enforcement Units - A New Model for
Fisheries Management, Brooks Tamaye
What Do We Know And How is it Related? Organizing Data
Based On a Ridge-To-Reef Concept, Glenn Higashi & Eko Lapp
1:40 PM
2:00 PM
MODERATOR Elia Herman
For the People Artisanal Fisher Perceptions Regarding the
Sustainability of Bottom Long Line Use in Bejuco, Guanacaste,
Pacific Coast, Costa Rica, Andy Bystrom*
2:20 PM
From Inspiration to Action: Using Social Marketing
Approaches to Encourage Behavioral Change for Coral
Reef Health in Saipan and Maui, Sheila Sarhangi
2:40 PM
Rivers of Resilience: Information Flow Within the
Socio-Ecological Systems of Hawai‘i, Nathan Albritton*
3:00 PM
S e ss i o n 6
3:30 PM –
5:30 PM
1:40 PM
Faith Inman-Narahari, University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa and
Tropical Hardwood Tree Improvement and Regeneration Center
Charles Michler, Purdue University and Tropical Hardwood
Tree Improvement and Regeneration Center
Christian Giardina, USDA Forest Service, Institute of
Pacific Islands Forestry
Robert Hauff, DLNR/Division of Forestry and Wildlife
Nicholas Koch, Forest Solutions, Inc.
Thomas Baribault, Forest Solutions, Inc.
Irene Sprecher, DLNR/Divison of Forestry and Wildlife
James B. Friday, University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa
Nicklos Dudley, Hawai‘i Agriculture Research Center
Ocean Resources Management Planning and
Collaboration, MODERATOR Kristina Kekuewa
GENERAL SESSION All Things Trees
MODERATOR Christian Giardina
SYMPOSIUM Science, Conservation and Conflict:
Efforts to Recover the Endangered Hawaiian Monk Seal
MODERATOR Charles Littnan
Expressing the Benefits of Tree Improvement for Forest
Restoration Through Innovations in Propagation and
Silvicultural Management, Kyle Earnshaw
The Hawaiian Monk Seal: Status, Trends and Recovery Efforts,
Tracy Wurth
3:50 PM
Dynamics of a Koa Looper Moth (Scotorythra
paludicola) Outbreak at Hakalau Forest National
Wildlife Refuge, Robert Peck
Male Dominance and Aggression in the Endangered Hawaiian
Monk Seal (Monachus schauinslandi), Thea Johanos
4:10 PM
Response of Koa (Acacia koa) and Birds to an Outbreak of the
Koa Looper Moth (Scotorythra paludicola) on Hawai‘i Island,
Paul Banko
State of Preparedness Efforts for Vaccination of Hawaiian
Monk Seals (Monachus schauinslandi) Against Morbillivirus,
Michelle Barbieri
4:30 PM
It's Raining Caterpillars! A Massive Koa Moth Outbreak
on Hawai‘i Island, William Haines
iSeals: Integrating Multiple Technologies to Understand
the Foraging Behavior and Fisheries Impacts of Monk
Seals in the Main Hawaiian Islands, Kenady Wilson*
Assembly of Arthropod Communities in Hawai‘i: Interactions
and Response to Changes in Immigration Rate, Curtis Ewing
Evaluating the Net Benefits of Primary and Restored Koa Forest
Ecosystem Services, Katherine Wilson
Promoting the Conservation of Hawaiian Monk Seals
Through Scientific Collaboration and Outreach with
Local Communities, Charles Littnan
Archipelago-wide Demography of Hawai‘i's Most
Abundant, but Declining, Native Tree,
Metrosideros polymorpha, Kasey Burton
Conservation Tools for Commercial Forestry in Hawai‘i:
What's Available and What's Needed, Paul Conry
Complexities of Conflict: Lessons from the Critically
Endangered Hawaiian Monk Seal, Rachel Sprague
Leo Asuncion, State Office of Planning-DBEDT
Takiora Ingram, Pacific Regional Ocean Partnership
Maria Carnevale, Papahānaumokuākea Marine
National Monument
Sarah Pautzke, Pacific Islands Regional Planning Body
Emma Anders, DLNR/Division of Aquatic Resources
5:10 PM
FORUM The Marine Fellowship Program: Building
Capacity for Conservation Success in Hawai‘i
MODERATOR Sean Marrs
Jean Tanimoto, NOAA Pacific Services Center
Russell Animoto, The Nature Conservancy
Brad Wong, Office of Hawaiian Affairs
Leilani Warren, The Nature Conservancy Fellowship Program
Brant Chillingworth, Hau‘oli Mau Loa Foundation
2:00 PM
2:20 PM
2:40 PM
3:00 PM
Break
Break
FORUM An Ocean of Partnerships: Regional and State
Room 312
3:30 PM
4:50 PM
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GENERAL SESSION For the People
Walter Ritte, Hawaiian Learning Center
Buddy Keala, Loko I‘a Consulting
Joylynn Paman, ‘Ao‘a0 O Nā Loko I‘a O Maui
Kualana Kaho'ohalahala, Kūpa‘a no Lāna‘i
Roxanne Stewart, Hale o Lono
Room 314
FORUM Traditional Knowledge Systems and Climate
Change Adaptation: An Essential Attribute of
Indigenous Nationhood, MODERATOR Mervyn Tano
S e ss i o n 6
3:30 PM –
5:30 PM
3:30 PM
Mervyn Tano, International Institute for
Indigenous Resource Management
Daniel Wildcat, Haskell Indian Nations University
Charles Burrows, Ahahui Malama i ka Lokahi
3:50 PM
4:10 PM
FORUM Kū‘ula: Intergrating Western and
Indigenous Sciences in Hawai‘i, MODERATORS Misake
Takabayashi & Pelika Bertelmann
University of Hawai‘i at Hilo Students:
Emily Cadiz
Maile Aiwohi
James Akau
Maury Gutteling
Leina‘ala Hall
Daniel Jennings-Kam
Cindy Among-Serrao
Kahili Anderson
‘Elika Jardin
Lauren Kapono
Kawika Aspili
Cherie Kauahi
Kanoe Steward
Devon Aquiar
Kailey Pascoe
Kalani Quiocho
Leilani Abaya
Melissa Adams
Louise Economy
4:30 PM
4:50 PM
5:10 PM
5:30 PM
5:30 PM
5:30 - 6
2016 IUCN WCC Briefing, Room 314
6 - 8 PM
5:30 - 8
Poster Reception - Exhibits Open
6 - 8 PM
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Room 315
Room 312
8:30 AM
Opening Protocol, Room 316
8:30 AM
8:35 AM
Plenary Panel: Navigating Change, A Dialogue with Island Leaders on Climate Change, Room 316
8:50 AM
9:35 AM
HCA Outstanding Leadership Award, Room 316
9:40 AM
S e ss i o n 7
10 AM – 12 PM
Forum Sustainable Tourism Benefits Everyone Overview of the Hawai‘i Ecotourism Association's
Sustainable Tourism Certification Program
"Travel Pono", MODERATOR Aaron Lowe
10:00 AM
10:20 AM
Linda Cox, University of Hawai‘i
Aaron Lowe, DLNR/Division of Forestry and Wildlife
Tim McKeague, Atlantis Adventures
Annette Kaohelaulii, Annette's Adventures
Liz Foote, Coral Reef Alliance
10:40 AM
11:00 AM
11:20 AM
FORUM Guns for Hire: Challenges and Benefits of
Utilizing Contractors in Natural Resource Management
MODERATORS Jason Sumiye & Alison Cohan
Lisa Hadway, DLNR/Division of Forestry and Wildlife
Namaka Whitehead, Kamehameha Schools
Greg Czar, Feral Animal Removal Experts (F.A.R.E.)
Luka Estes, Pono Pacific, LLC
Trae Menard, The Nature Conservancy
GENERAL SESSION Marine Invasives
MODERATOR Sonia Gorgula
12:00 PM
S e ss i o n 8
1 PM – 3 PM
Change in the Pacific, MODERATORS Kenneth
Y. Kaneshiro & Michael H. Kido
S e ss i o n 7
MODERATOR Jim Jacobi
10 AM – 12 PM
Avian Malaria in Hawaiian Forest Birds:
Infection and Population Impacts Across Species
and Elevations, Michael Samuel
10:00 AM
Marine Biosecurity in Hawai‘i: Progress in Minimizing Further
Arrivals of Aquatic Invasive Species, Sonia Gorgula
Modeling Coral Reef Ecosystem Goods and Services to Guide
Management: A Case Study of Maui Nui, Jade Delevaux
The Effects of Climate Change on the Avian Malaria and
Hawaiian Forest Birds, Wei Liao & Michael Samuel
10:20 AM
Native Collector Sea Urchins: Not so Hāwa‘e (Useless) After All,
Grace Chon*
The Importance of Coral Reefs for Coastal Protection,
Greg Guannel
The Perplexing Problem of Avian Pox in Hawaiian Forest Birds,
Michael Samuel
10:40 AM
Native Collector Sea Urchins: Friend or Foe?, Laura Stanley*
Management of Alien Invasive Algae in Kaneohe Bay,
O‘ahu Through the Use of Mechanical Removal and
Bio-Control Efforts, Brian Neilson and Travis Thyberg
Using ARIES to Map Ecosystem Service Flow for Coral Reef
Conservation and Management, Kenneth Bagstad
Next-Generation Sequencing Reveals Major
Histocompatibility Complex Class II Alleles Associated
with Survival to Avian Malaria (Plasmodium relictum)
in Hawaiian Honeycreepers, Susan Jarvi
11:00 AM
Developing Removal Strategies to Control Invasive Algae
in Kāne‘ohe Bay, Dwayne Minton
Evaluating the Efficacy of Marine Protected Areas in Controlling
Invasive Algae, Kostantinos Stamoulis
Incorporating Ecosystem Services in Management
and Planning: Experiences with InVEST,
Greg Guannel
Acoustic Detections of Avian Power Line Collisions: A Novel
Monitoring Solution for a Global Problem, Marc Travers
11:20 AM
Discussion
Modeling to Connect Land Management to Hydrologic
Ecosystem Services: Opportunities and Challenges,
Kim Falinski & Hla Htun*
Valuing Ecosystem Services Through the Eyes
of the Beneficiaries, Gan Jin*
Discussion
11:40 AM
GENERAL SESSION Corals Science and Management
MODERATOR Jim Beets
Overview of the Research Cyberinfrastructure Core (RCC),
Michael Kido
Understanding the Adaptive Ability of Lobe Corals,
Kaho Tisthammer*
Using Molecular Tools to Identify Stress in Corals in
a Changing Reef Environment, Narrissa Spies*
1:20 PM
Environmental Monitoring in Hawaiian Ahupua‘a
Using InteleSense-Based "Smart" Wireless Sensor Networks,
Kevin Montgomery
Local or Exotic Cuisine? Quantifying Herbivory Pressure
and Preference for Macroalgae, Scott Chulakota
1:40 PM
Effective Conservation Restoration in the Kawainui
Marsh Wetlands (Windward O‘ahu), Jason Misaki
Investigating Coral Reef Ecosystem Responses to Increasing
Nutrients and Other Disturbances: Herbivore Control of
Algal Overgrowth in Two Hawai‘i Parks, Jim Beets
2:00 PM
A Community-Based Aedes Mosquito Study and Surveilance
Program in Kona, Hawai‘i Island, Sylvia Texeira
Context-Specific Effects of Disturbance on Coral
Reef Communities in the Cook Islands:
A Case Study, Rachel Morrison*
1:00 PM
GENERAL SESSION Avian Disease
Building an Ecosystem Service Tool to Support Ridge-to-Reef
Management and Conservation in Hawai‘i, Kirsten Oleson
Pacific Islands Luncheon, HCAF hosted
SYMPOSIUM Cyberinfrastructure for Navigating
Symposium Ecosystem Service Modeling and
Valuation to Support Ridge-to-Reef Management
MODERATOR Kirsten Oleson
Experimental Removal of the Introduced Grouper, Roi
(Cephalopholis argus) in Puakō, Hawai‘i: Methods for Assessing
and Managing Marine Invasive Species, Jonathan Giddens*
11:40 AM
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Pacific Islands Luncheon, HCAF hosted
FORUM Assessing Impacts of Watershed Projects on
Reducing Sediment Erosion and Transport in West Maui
- Lessons Learned and Future Directions
MODERATOR Stephen Anthony
SYMPOSIUM ‘Ōpe‘ape‘a: Conserving Hawai‘i's Native
Land Mammal Through Research, Restoration,
and Adaptive Management
MODERATOR Frank Bonacccorso
12:00 PM
S e ss i o n 8
1 PM – 3 PM
1:00 PM
Reconstructing the Biogeographic History of
the Hawaiian Hoary Bat, Amy Russell
Stephen Anthony, U.S. Geological Survey
Hudson Slay, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Ron Rickman, U.S. Geological Survey
Jonathan Stock, U.S. Geological Survey
Andrew Hood, Sustainable Resources Group Intn'l Inc.
Chris Brosius, West Maui Mountains Watershed Partnership
Inter-Island Variation and Potential Geographic
Structure in ‘Ōpe‘ape‘a: Implications for Conservation
Management in Hawai‘i, Frank Bonaccorso
1:20 PM
A Previously Undescribed Extinct Vespertilionine
Bat from Hawai‘i, Kevin Olival
1:40 PM
Winter Distribution and Use of High Elevation Caves by
the Endangered Hawaiian Hoary Bat, Lasiurus cinereus
semotus, Kristina Montoya-Aiona & Frank Bonaccorso
2:00 PM
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2:20 PM
2:40 PM
Room 316
Room 315
Building Community Capacity to Address Water and Land
Management Challenges in Waipā Valley, Matt Rosener
Characterization of Mesophotic Benthic Communities in
the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands, Daniel Wagner
Understanding the Impact of a Molasses Spill and
Lessons to Prevent Future Damage, James Murphy*
Seasonal Occupancy in a New Mitigation Area for the
Endangered Hawaiian Hoary Bat, Christopher Todd
The Restoration of an O‘ahu Wetland for ‘Ōpe‘a‘pea,
Dave Johnston
2:20 PM
Collaborate.org - A Worldwide Collaboration
Geospatial Infrastructure, Kevin Montgomery
Population Structure of Spiny Lobsters in Hawai‘i
Following a Fishery Closure and the Implications
for Contemporary Spatial Management, Matthew Lacchei
Promoting Indo-Pacific Coral Health and
Building Capacity Through the Action Network for
Coral Health and Resilience (ANCH&R), Courtney Couch
Using Multiple Approaches to Detect and Understand Bat
Fatalities at Wind Turbines: A Case Study from North O‘ahu,
P. Marcos Gorresen
The Efficacy of Using Ultrasonic Acoustic Deterrents to Reduce
Hawaiian Hoary Bat Fatalities at Wind Turbines, Cris Hein
2:40 PM
3:00 PM
S e ss i o n 9
3:15 PM –
5:15 PM
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3:00 PM
Break
Break
GENERAL SESSION Tech & Tools
MODERATOR Regina Ostergaard-Klem
Room 312
GENERAL SESSION Managing a Sea of Change
S e ss i o n 9
GENERAL SESSION Catalyzing Capacity for
GENERAL SESSION Our Changing Islands
MODERATOR Jim Jacobi
3:15 PM –
5:15 PM
Two Sciences: Towards Developing an Integrated
Bioassessment for Hawaiian Stream Mouth Estuaries,
Kelly Ratana*
Engaging Students as Scientists in a Community
Invasive Algae Removal Project, Wendy Kuntz & Students
Our Changing Islands: Building an
Optimized Baseline Soil Carbon Map for the State of Hawai‘i,
Michelle Lazaro*
Seabird Contribution to Nutrient Deposition in
Hawaiian Tropical Montane Ecosystems, Julia Rowe*
3:15 PM
A Focus Area Approach to Habitat Conservation, Lani Watson
From the Classroom to Conservation: College Student
Perspectives on Early Experiences in Sustaining, Preserving
and Restoring Our Native Ecosystems, Wendy Kuntz
The Pacific Fire Exchange - Partnership Driven Contributions to
Fire Management on Pacific Islands, Christian Giardina
3:35 PM
Building a New Generation of Young Leaders
in the Western Pacific Islands, Lauren Wetzell
Baseline and Projected Future Carbon Storage and
Flux in Terrestrial and Freshwater Aquatic
Ecosystems of Hawai‘i, Paul Selmants
Projecting Hawaiian Terrestrial Biome Shifts
Under Climate Change, Lucas Fortini
3:55 PM
MODERATOR Manuel Mejia
Conservation, MODERATOR Wendy Kuntz
3:15 PM
Utilizing High-Tech Solutions to Monitor Fish and their Habitats,
Jeff Anderson
3:35 PM
Using Song Meters to Monitor Endangered Seabirds on Kaua‘i,
Andre Raine
3:55 PM
Mapping and Monitoring with Unmanned Aerial
Vehicles (UAVs), Miguel Castrence
Modeling Climate-Driven Changes to Dominant Vegetation in
the Hawaiian Islands, Tamara Wond & Jonathan Price
Honohononui Coastal Resource Assessment:
An Integrative Approach to Coastal Resource Management,
Hōkū Pihana & V. Kalani Quiocho
4:15 PM
GPI "Island Style": Introducing the Genuine Progress Indicator
to Hawai‘i, Regina Ostergaard-Klem & Kirsten Oleson
Using Plastic Inside Shearwaters to Monitor
Marine Debris Around O‘ahu, Shannon Lyday
Powerhouse Internship Programs: Building Local
Leaders for Hawai‘i's Sustainability Movement,
Amy Brinker, Ella Aki, Nicole Fisher & Michel Arakaki
4:15 PM
4:35 PM
The O‘ahu Greenprint: A New Set of Maps and Related Tools
Available to Help Prioritize Conservation Opportunities,
Laura Ka‘akua & Kelley Hart
Market Prices of Coral Reef Fish - Undervaluing
a Valuable Resource?, Manuel Mejia
Conducting Science in the Public Sphere:
Educating National Park Visitors about Climate Change
and its Effects on the Haleakalā ‘Āhinahina, Jesse Felts
4:35 PM
4:55 PM
Transforming Statewide Watershed Reporting and
Data Collection, Samuela Aruch
The Kaua‘i Seabird Habitat Conservation Program:
Adaptive Management for the Future, Paul Belson
Mauka to Makai: He‘eia Estuary and the National
Estuarine Research Reserve System, Rebecka Arbin
4:55 PM
5:15 PM
Closing Pau Hana Tastings & Drinks, HCA Student Awards, 3rd Floor Concourse
5:15 PM
6:30 PM
Closing Protocol, 3rd Floor Concourse
6:30 PM
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Session 1 : 10:00AM - 12:00PM
Sponsored by:
evolved over their organization's history?
How does the management of our
watersheds, landscapes, sacred places
and native Hawaiian plants and animals,
contribute to the well-being of their
beneficiaries?
FORUm Nā ‘Āina Ho‘oilina Exploring
the Relationship Between the Ali‘i
Trusts of Hawai‘i and the Lands
Managed to Support their Missions
Moderator: Mililani Browning
10:00am – 12:00pm
Room 316
Prior to the Māhele of 1848, ‘āina had been held
in trust by the ali‘i for the welfare of the kānaka,
who in turn provided for the ali‘i by cultivating
the ‘āina. The ali‘i ruled at the will of the kānaka,
and with the guidance of the ali‘i, the kanaka
nurtured and respected the ‘āina. The transition
to a private system of land tenure was one of
many significant changes experienced by native
Hawaiians after foreign contact. The additional
introduction of diseases and new religious and
economic systems altered Hawaiian society
forever. Many ali‘i, granted large holdings of
land during the Mahele, witnessed this decline
and dedicated their holdings in trust to meet
the health, educational, and other social and
spiritual needs of their people.
The forum will explore the contemporary role of
ali‘i trusts in land management and conservation.
The forum will feature representatives from
Kamehameha Schools, the Queen Emma Land
Company, and the Queen Lili‘uokalani Trust, as
well as representatives from other Hawaiianserving organizations: The Department of
Hawaiian Home Lands and the Office of Hawaiian
Affairs.
THE FORUM WILL ASK
How is each organization accomplishing
their mission in today's society?
What is the relationship between the lands
they manage and their mission? Has this
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Each trust is different, offering a unique
perspective on this complex topic. Join us as
we explore these differences and the modern
day roles ali‘i trusts play in the management of
Hawai‘i's lands.
The forum will feature a fifteen-minute
introduction provided by the moderator, which
will describe the time period during which these
trusts were established and provide context for
the following presentations. This will be followed
by five, 15-minute presentations, sharing the
mission and approach toward land management
of each trust. Following the presentations,
presenters will engage in thirty minutes of
facilitated discussion with the panel. Written
questions will be accepted from the audience and
posed to the panel during this time.
PANEL MEMBERS
Neil Hannahs, Kamehameha Schools
LeAnna Crabbe, The Queen
Lili‘uokalani Trust
Eric Martinson, The Queen Emma
Land Company
Jobie Masagatani, The Department
of Hawaiian Home Lands
SYMPOSIUm Differing Perspectives on
the Effects of Human Interactions
with Wild Hawaiian Spinner Dolphins
Moderators: Laura McCue &
Carlie Wiener
10:00am – 11:00am
Room 315
This symposium will take a holistic approach to
learning about the impacts of human interactions
with wild Hawaiian spinner dolphins (Stenella
longirostris). Representation from many
dolphin-swim stakeholders will include industry,
natural science, social science, conservation
and management, and cultural perspectives,
exploring the effects of human interactions with
wild spinner dolphins. The recent popularity
of interactive cetacean activities has led to the
expansion of businesses that incorporate inwater "swimming" experiences. With increased
interest, once small-scale businesses have
spread, resulting in more countries offering this
type of activity (Hoyt, 2001; Lusseau & Higham,
2004; Orams, 1997). Human interactions
with spinner dolphins in their resting habitat
have increased in Hawai‘i over the past three
decades, with these dolphins being the target
of daily viewing or swim-with tours. Dolphin
tourism has been debated as a positive tool for
education, conservation, and economic growth.
In spite of this, the practice of swimming with
these animals can negatively affect their ability
to feed, reproduce, and socialize, which could
lead to population-level effects (Courbis &
Timmel, 2009). This symposium will explore the
main issues surrounding rising human-dolphin
encounters, and the sites of engagement in
which they occur, including recent research
on the impacts of human interactions on the
spinner dolphin population, what drives people's
perception and attitudes regarding this issue
and the level of human interaction that occurs,
and current conservation efforts used to protect
spinner dolphins.
SPEAKERS
Carlie Wiener, York University, University
of Hawai‘i
Lisa Dotty, Dolphin Excursions
Jayne LeFors, NOAA Fisheries Service
Laura McCue, NOAA Fisheries Service
SYMPOSIUM Feeding the Future:
Harvesting the Potential for
Responsible Aquaculture in Hawai‘i
and the Pacific Islands
Moderator: Alan Everson
11:00am – 12:00pm
Room 315
the United States imports 90% of its seafood, the
majority of which comes from aquaculture. The
symposium will include discussion on Hawaiian
fishponds and shore-based marine aquaculture,
as well as offshore cage culture. The focus will be
on discussing how aquaculture production can be
increased in Hawai‘i and the Pacific Islands and
on describing how aquaculture can be compatible
with the environmental and cultural sensitivities
of the islands. At the end of the five 10-minute
presentations there will be an opportunity for
a ten-minute discussion/question and answer
session on the potential for aquaculture in Hawai‘i
and the Pacific involving all of the presenters.
SPEAKERS
Alan Everson, NOAA Fisheries Service
James Morris, NOAA National Ocean Service
Neil Sims, Kampachi Farms
Maria Haws, University of Hawai‘i
Michael Cain, Office of Conservation and
Coastal Lands
GENERAL SESSION Lessons from the
Pacific Islands
Moderator: Manuel Mejia
10:00am – 12:00pm
Room 314
SPEAKERS
Genevieve Brighouse, National Marine
Sanctuary of American Samoa
Arielle Levine & Fatima Sauafea-Leau, NOAA
Fisheries Service
Orlo Steele, Hawai‘i Community College
Kathleen Friday, USDA Forest Service
Jasmyn Lynch, University of Canberra
Shanna Grafeld, University of Hawai‘i
at Mānoa
Nicole Crane, Cabrillo College and
Oceanic Society
Faleselau Tuilagi & Saumaniafaese Uikirifi,
American Samoa Department of Marine and
Wildlife Resources
This one-hour symposium will cover all aspects
of responsible marine aquaculture in Hawai‘i
and the Pacific Islands. Aquaculture is one of the
fastest growing economic sectors worldwide and
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Session 1 : 10:00AM - 12:00PM
LUNCHTIME BROWN BAG
12:00pm – 1:00pm
Room 314
FORUm Perspectives on Hawai‘i's
Wildfire Problem - from Science and
Management to Community Action
SYMPOSIUm Navigating the Future:
Impacts of Global Change and
Management Implications
SPEAKERS
The Hylaeus Project: A Multimedia Documentation
of the Native Hylaeus Bees and their Habitats,
Lisa Schonberg, Independent Artists
Moderator: Clay Trauernicht
1:00pm – 3:00pm
Room 316
Moderator: Jeff Burgett
10:00am – 12:00pm
Room 312
Aloha+ Challenge: A Culture of Sustainability, He
Nohona ‘Ae‘oia, Audrey Newman & Breanna
Rose, Hawai‘i Green Growth
Global change is affecting Hawai‘i and other
islands of the Pacific now, and is poised to
transform the conditions under which we
plan and conduct conservation in the coming
decades. Achieving effective conservation will
require knowledge of what important changes are
in store for terrestrial and marine ecosystems,
and developing tools and approaches to adapt
conservation practice to meet these challenges.
There are many uncertainties in projecting future
conditions that will be beyond our historical
experience, but conservation must adapt to
uncertainty as well as change.
Pacific Island Managed and Protected Area
Community (PIMPAC): A Pacific Approach to
Developing Capacity for Conservation, Mike
Lameier, National Marine Fisheries Service
Pacific Island Region Office, NOAA Coral Reef
Conservation Program
Sponsored by:
The Pacific Islands Climate Change Cooperative is
supporting a variety of studies to address climate
change adaptation for biocultural resources. This
symposium will highlight five recently completed,
cutting-edge research efforts designed to help
managers prepare for the future. Our presenters
will discuss impacts facing ecosystems from
"ridge-to-reef."
These presentations will be followed by a
discussion of conversation responses to these
looming challenges.
SPEAKERS
Jeffrey Maynard, Cornell University
Oliver Elison Timm, University at Albany and
University of Hawai‘i
Haunani Kane, University of Hawai‘i
Department of Geology
Richard MacKenzie, Institute of Pacific
Islands Forestry
Lucas Fortini, Pacific Islands Climate Change
Cooperative and U.S. Geological Survey
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Session 2 : 1:00PM - 3:00PM
Thinking Macro in Micronesia: Setting the
Standard for Regional Invasive Species
Coordination & Planning, Josh Atwood, Hawai‘i
Invasive Species Council
A Strategic Vision for Achieving Effective
Community-Based Marine Conservation in
Hawai‘i: An Overview of the Harold K.L. Castle
Foundation’s Approach, Eric Co, Harold K.L.
Castle Foundation
Science Framework at the Department of Interior
Pacific Islands Climate Science Center, David
Helweg, Pacific Islands Climate Science Center
Wildfire is a growing threat to landscapes and
communities in Hawai‘i that is connected to
complex changes in vegetation, climate, and
human activities. The purpose of this forum is
to increase participants’ understanding of the
scale, drivers and impacts of Hawai‘i’s wildfire
problem, and the strategies for improving wildfire
research, mitigation, and suppression. The forum
will consist of six, 20-minute discussion sessions
led by a panel of experts on wildfire science,
management, and community engagement. Each
panel member will share their knowledge on
the topics below for 10-12 minutes, after which
audience members will be prompted to identify
the information most relevant to their own work.
The discussions that arise will be facilitated and
expanded by the panel and be used to develop
wildfire-focused education and extension material
produced by the Pacific Fire Exchange.
PANEL MEMBERS
Clay Trauernicht, University of Hawai‘i
at Mānoa
Rhonda Loh, Hawai‘i Volcanoes
National Park
Creighton Litton, University of Hawai‘i
at Mānoa
Andrew Beavers, Center for Environmental
Management of Military Lands
Wayne Ching, Division of Forestry
and Wildlife
Elizabeth Pickett, Hawai‘i Wildfire
Management Organization
GENERAL SESSION Bio-cultural
Moderator: Kawika Winter
1:00pm – 3:00pm
Room 314
SPEAKERS
Ku'ulei Keakealani, Hui Aloha Kiholo and
Kaupulehu Marine Life Advisory Committee
Hannah Springer, Kaupulehu Marine Life
Advisory Committee
Leina‘ala Bright & Danielle Hull, University
of Hawai‘i at Mānoa
Kawika Winter, National Tropical
Botanical Garden
Anderson-Fung, University of Hawai‘i
Pelika Bertelmann, University of
Hawai‘i Mānoa Sea Grant and Nā Maka o
Papahānaumokuākea
GENERAL SESSIOn Biosecurity
Moderator: Josh Atwood
1:00pm – 3:00pm
Room 312
SPEAKERS
Lindsay Young, Pacific Rim Conservation
Rebecca Cole, University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa
Nicolai Barca & Lucas Behnke, The Nature
Conservancy
John-Carl Watson & Chiemi Nagle, National
Tropical Botanical Garden
Francis Howarth, Hawai‘i Department
of Agriculture
Michelle Montgomery & Casper
Vanderwoude, Hawai‘i Ant Lab, University
of Hawai‘i
Casper Vanderwoude & Phil Andreozzi,
Hawai‘i Ant Lab, University of Hawai‘i
Kenneth Puliafico, US Forest Service
Mohsen Ramadan, State of Hawai‘i
Department of Agriculture, Division of Plant
Industry, Plant Pest Control Branch
Neil Gallagher, Weedbusters New Zealand
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SYMPOSIUm Coral Reefs of Maui Nui:
Physical and Biologic Complexity
and Connectivity
Moderator: Michael Field
1:00pm – 3:00pm
Room 315
This symposium is the first of two connected
symposia bringing together scientists and
managers to present a clear view of present
knowledge and a vision for future research on
resilience of Hawaiian coral reefs. Coral reefs are
in the midst of an evolving global crisis that has
seen the percentage of live coral decline in many
areas around the world. The causes of the decline
are numerous, but the three major causes that
top every list are climate change, land-based
pollution, and unsustainable fishing. Projections
by many scientists indicate that all three of these
stressors will intensify in coming decades, and
as a result Hawaiian coral reefs will become
increasingly vulnerable to degradation.
Recent studies provide convincing evidence that
resilience—the ability of a coral reef to either
return to its original state or transform to an
alternate state after a disturbance and yet still
yield the same ecosystem services—is enhanced
by sustainable management of fisheries and
control of pollution. If corals are to survive
increased water temperatures as well as changes
in water chemistry that are less conducive to
calcification, it is important to identify and
protect the most complex, diverse, and resilient
reefs. Hawai‘i has some very large and complex
thriving coral reef ecosystems, and nowhere is
that more evident than in the Maui Nui island
group where there are more than over 12,000
acres of rich reef with greater than 50% live coral
coverage. These reefs are a state and national
resource, and the focus of our symposia will be to
improve our understanding of their character and
potential resilience.
SPEAKERS
Michael Field, U.S. Geological Survey
Eric Brown, Kalau National Historical Park
Paul Jokiel, Hawai‘i Institute of
Marine Biology
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Kelvin Gorospe, NOAA Coral Reef
Ecosystem Division
Celia Smith & Meghan Dailer, University of
Hawai‘i
Mark Hixon, University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa
Curt Storlazzi, U.S. Geological Survey Pacific
Coastal and Marine Science Center
Rob Toonen, Hawai‘i Institute of Marine
Biology
Johanna Wren, University of Hawai‘i
at Mānoa
Erik Franklin, University of Hawai‘i
Robert Richmond, University of Hawai‘i at
Mānoa, Kewalo Marine Laboratory
FORUM Moon Phase Project: Braiding a
Cord of Knowledge
Moderators: Brenda Asuncion and
La‘akea Caravalho
3:30pm – 4:30pm
Room 316
The foundation of place based traditional
ecological knowledge is observation and record
keeping. Utilizing record keeping techniques that
organize observations and outline environmental
patterns in a particular area will expedite the
search for and analysis of these patterns. The
purpose of the Moon Phase Project (MPP) is to
promote and simplify environmental observation
and record keeping throughout Hawai‘i. Utilizing
social media outlets, a website blog and printed
journals, the MPP strives to get people to look at
their surroundings, pay attention to what is going
on all around them, and to record and share what
they see.
Education and knowledge reinforcement about
the lunar cycle and the Hawaiian names of moon
phases along with various types of record keeping
is the foundation of our methodology. Supporting
lunar curriculum already being taught in local
schools is also a large part of the MPP. Observing
ecological patterns at a young age as well as
understanding their relationship to the lunar
cycle will increase a person's ability to mentally
keep records of the patterns they see. Just as we
all know the names of the days of the week and
can relate them to local traffic patterns, being
observant of natural patterns and relating them to
the moon phases can be similarly engrained into
our minds.
This forum will feature different methods that
some educators are using to highlight the lunar
cycle and environmental observations in formal
classroom settings as well as community-based
outreach efforts. The audience will be encouraged
to contribute their perspectives and ideas
throughout the forum.
PANEL MEMBERS
Alizon Atkins, Hawai‘i Community College,
Lehua Lena Nurseries
Eva Schemmel, University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa
Kalei Nu‘uhiwa, Kaulana Mahina
Mahinapoepoe Paishon Duarte, Hālau Kū
Mana Charter School
Pelika Bertlemann, Pilina Kai, Nā Maka o
Papahānaumokuākea
Rick Barboza, Hui Kū Maoli Ola
GENERAL SESSION A Fish Future
Moderator: Jack Kittinger
4:30pm – 5:30pm
Room 316
SPEAKERS
Eva Schemmel, Department of Biology,
University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa
Martha Maciasz, Hawai‘i Pacific University
Kimberlee Harding, Hawai‘i Pacific University
Keith Kamikawa, University of Hawai‘i
Jason Chow, Conservation International
Hawai‘i Fish Trust and Kupu Hawai‘i
Adam Ayers, University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa
The MPP has generated significant interest from
local schools ranging from elementary to the
university level. While some schools already
have lunar based curriculum already being
incorporated into their daily teachings, others
are just starting and are interested to see what
others have done and just want to learn more.
Growing interest is also seen on our social media
outlets with many photo uploads of observations
by people who are not a part of the core group of
bloggers who were initially invited to help start
the project.
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SYMPOSIUm Coral Reefs of Maui Nui:
21st Century Threats and Potential
Resilience
Moderator: Michael Field
3:30pm – 5:30pm
Room 315
This symposium is the second of two connected
symposia bringing together scientists and
managers to present a clear view of present
knowledge and a vision for future research on
resilience of Hawaiian coral reefs. Coral reefs are
in the midst of an evolving global crisis that has
seen the percentage of live coral decline in many
areas around the world. The causes of the decline
are numerous, but the three major causes that
top every list are climate change, land-based
pollution, and unsustainable fishing. Projections
by many scientists indicate that all three of these
stressors will intensify in coming decades, and
as a result Hawaiian coral reefs will become
increasingly vulnerable to degradation.
Recent studies provide convincing evidence that
resilience—the ability of a coral reef to either
return to its original state or transform to an
alternate state after a disturbance and yet still
yield the same ecosystem services—is enhanced
by sustainable management of fisheries and
control of pollution. If corals are to survive
increased water temperatures as well as changes
in water chemistry that are less conducive to
calcification, it is important to identify and
protect the most complex, diverse, and resilient
reefs. Hawai‘i has some very large and complex
thriving coral reef ecosystems, and nowhere is
that more evident than in the Maui Nui island
group where there are more than over 12,000
acres of rich reef with greater than 50% live coral
coverage. These reefs are a state and national
resource, and the focus of our symposia will be to
improve our understanding of their character and
potential resilience.
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SPEAKERS
Eric Conklin, The Nature Conservancy
Darla White, Hawai‘i DLNR Division of
Aquatic Resources
Yuko Stender, Hawai‘i Institute of Marine
Biology
Russell Sparks, Department of Land and
Natural Resources, Division of Aquatic
Resources
Session 4 : 10:00AM - 12:00PM
Megan Ross, University of Hawai‘i, Hawai‘i
Institute of Marine Biology
Pauline Fiene
Mark Deakos, Hawai‘i Association for Marine
Education and Research, and Maui Nui Marine
Resource Council
Edwin "Ekolu" Lindsey, Polanui Hiu
Sol Kaho‘ohalahala, Community Managed
Makai Area
Robin Newbold, Maui Nui Marine
Resources Council
Sponsored by:
WORKSHOP Nahululeihiwakuipapa
(Students, Stewards and Emerging
Professionals): Trending
Conservation: Building a Social Media
Strategy that Informs and Activates
Moderator: Jennifer Barrett
3:30pm – 5:30pm
Room 314
Join us for a collaborative learning experience
exploring the use of social media to advance
conservation initiatives in the Hawaiian Islands.
While social networks provide new platforms for
community-building, advocacy, education, and
fundraising, few conservation initiatives have
successfully leveraged these tools to increase
impact. This workshop will begin with a brief
introduction presenting a collection of common
social media pitfalls, and a showcase of effective
mission-driven social media tactics. Participants
will then work in small groups to conduct a
social media audit to assess the effectiveness of
selected Hawai‘i conservation organizations’ web
+ social media presence and brainstorm ideas
for improvement. Each break-out group will be
comprised of a mix of seasoned and emerging
conservation professionals, and supported by
a pre-selected facilitator. The feedback and
ideas developed by each multi-generational,
interdisciplinary group will be collected and
shared with the audited organizations. The
blending of various perspectives and knowledge is
expected to challenge assumptions of the role of
social media in conservation and spark thoughtful
discussion. Through this collective effort, our
goal is to inspire fresh and reflective approaches
to the use of social media by participating
conservation professionals, as well as the
organizations they audit.
SYMPOSIUM Navigating Change in
Forest Bird Communities: The Rapid
Decline of Kaua‘i's Native Avifauna
Moderators: Lisa Cali Crampton & Eben
Paxton
3:30pm – 5:30pm
Room 312
Considered "relatively intact" until 1975 (Conant
et al. 1988), the passerine avifauna on Kaua‘i has
since experienced four extinctions, and three
additional species have small, plummeting
populations and tiny, contracting ranges, and
are classified as critically endangered (Puaiohi,
Akikiki and Akekee). Populations of other species
are declining too. Causes of declines and
extinctions include hurricanes, and introduced
predators, ungulates, birds, and diseases. Unlike
forest birds on Maui and Hawai‘i, which have
refuge from disease in high elevation forests,
Kaua‘i contains only one mountain range above
4000' in elevation. At 4000' elevation, the
transmission of devastating avian malaria is only
seasonal, but climate change predictions suggest
that malaria transmission in upper forests of
Kaua‘i will soon occur year-round. Kaua‘i already
presents many problems and challenges to
those who wish to save Kaua‘i’s remaining forest
birds; it is likely to soon get much harder. In this
symposium, we present new information on
Kaua‘i forest bird populations and community
trends, examine their demography and threats,
and discuss potential management options,
including the results of a recent Structured
Decision Making exercise.
SPEAKERS
Eben Paxton, U.S. Geological Survey Pacific
Island Ecosystem Research Center
Kyle Pias, Kaua‘i DOFAW
Lisa Cali Crampton, Kaua‘i Forest Bird
Recovery Project
Lucas Behnke, Colorado State University and
The Nature Conservancy
Carter Atkinson, U.S. Geological Survey
John Vetter, State of Hawai‘i Division of
Forestry and Wildlife
FORUM The Maui Nui Makai Area
Learning Network Experience
Moderators: Manuel Mejia, Emily Fielding
& Roxie Sylva
11:00am – 12:00pm
Room 316
Collaborative management and adaptive
learning are some of the most effective and
powerful ways to engage stakeholders to
improve local management at the site level.
Especially in the marine realm, where coastal
areas and reef ecosystems are in the public
domain, a participatory and community-based
approach is necessary. The Maui Nui Makai Area
Learning Network was established in 2013 by
six communities from Maui, Lāna‘i and Moloka‘i
and two supporting organizations. This emerging
network would like to share their experiences and
lessons learned on how to form networks that
build capacity for communities that rely on the
health of their marine and coastal environments.
This forum will consist of 45-minutes worth of
presentations by the convener and the six Maui
Nui communities (Kipahulu, Mū‘olea, Polanui,
Wailuku, Maunalei, Mo‘omomi) followed by a
15-minute interactive discussion and activity
that will raise awareness on how to start up and
follow through with the support of these critical
learning networks, how to establish scientific
baselines by which to measure the effectiveness
of management efforts and to foster networking
among site-based and culturally-based
conservation practitioners at the 22nd Hawai‘i
Conservation Conference.
PANEL MEMBERS
Edwin Lindsey, Polanui Hiu
Sol Kaho‘ohalahala, Maunalei Ahupua‘a
Community Managed Makai Area
Jay Carpio, Wailuku Ahupua‘a Community
Managed Makai Area
Maile Carpio, Wailuku Ahupua‘a Community
Managed Makai Area
Emily Fielding, The Nature Conservancy
Leimamo Lind-Strauss, Kipahulu Ohana
Claudia Kalaola, Na Mamo O Mū‘olea
Robin Newbold, Maui Nui Marine Resource
Council
Legario Eharis, Na Mamo O Mū‘olea
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Session 4 : 10:00AM - 12:00PM
SYMPOSIUm Ocean Tipping Points in
Hawaiian Coral Reefs: Developing
Science to Support Marine
Ecosystem-based Management
Moderator: Jack Kittinger
10:00am – 11:00am
Room 316
In response to anthropogenic stressors, coral
reefs can “tip” into undesirable alternative states
or “regimes” with reduced benefits to coastal
communities. Land-based pollution (LBP) and
overfishing – two of the primary local drivers
of reef decline – have combined to erode reef
resilience (the capacity of the ecosystem to
absorb perturbations while retaining its essential
structure and function) and push reefs beyond
their tipping point. The Ocean Tipping Points
project seeks to provide managers with concrete
ways to integrate the science of ecosystem
tipping points into coral reef conservation and
management, ultimately enhancing reef health
and the sustainable delivery of coral reef benefits
to people. In this symposium, we report our
progress in developing watershed-level analyses
and tools that enable coordinated management
of terrestrial runoff and fisheries. The research
will define a zone of “safe-operating space” for
management decisions in which tipping points
are avoided and resilience of reefs is protected
and enhanced. We have built a strong relationship
with the Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale
National Marine Sanctuary to ensure our project
is informing management. Our ultimate goal
is to develop science-based solutions that
community organizations, practitioners, and
coral reef managers can implement in ridgeto-reef approaches, together with traditional
Hawaiian principles and based on the emerging
science of ecosystem-based management (EBM).
To implement such an approach, especially
given limited time and resources, it is critical to
identify which combination of actions will lead
to the most rapid and effective conservation and
deliver the greatest benefits. Our results and their
application will serve as an important pilot for
practical implementation of ecosystem-based
management in coral reefs.
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SPEAKERS
Jack Kittinger, Stanford University, Center for
Ocean Solutions
Mary Donovan, Biology Department,
Joey Lecky, University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa,
NREM Department and Hawaiian Islands
Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary
Crow White, Cal Poly,
Kirsten Oleson, University of Hawai‘i
at Mānoa
Jamison Gove, Joint Institute for Marine
and Atmospheric Research, NOAA Coral Reef
Ecosystem Division
Anne Walton, NOAA International MPA
Capacity Building Program
Sponsored by:
GENERAL SESSIOn Species Recovery
Moderator: George Wallace
10:00am – 12:00pm
Room 315
SPEAKERS
Sheldon Plentovich, U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service
Chris Warren, Maui Forest Bird
Recovery Project
Peter Motyka, Northern Arizona University
and Maui Forest Bird Recovery Project
Christopher Johns, University of Florida
and McGuire Center for Lepidoptera and
Biodiversity
Darko Cotoras, Integrative Biology Dept.
University of California, Berkeley
Michael Hadfield, University of Hawai‘i
at Mānoa
Ruth Aguraiuja, Tallinn Botanic Garden,
Estonia
Elizabeth August-Schmidt, University of
California, Santa Barbara
FORUm Bridging Agriculture and
Conservation Initiatives
Moderator: Duane Okamoto
10:00am – 11:40pm
Room 314
In recent years, there’s been a growing movement
within the Hawai‘i agricultural industry to shift
towards a more environmentally sustainable
model. The connection between agricultural
activities and the health of our natural resources
has been recognized by leaders in both the
agricultural industry and the conservation
community. Restoring previously farmed areas
to native forest, implementing conservation
practices that reduce runoff into Hawai‘i’s
streams, and protecting habitat for endangered
species are some ways that our panelists have
promoted conservation initiatives.
This panel represents both farmers and
conservationists in Hawai‘i who have
demonstrated a commitment to healthy
landscapes and sustainable agriculture,
paving the way for others to follow. Their work
has highlighted the possibility of successful
partnership and cooperation between two groups
that historically have had competing interests.
The panelists will share their experiences,
discussing their challenges and successes, and
illustrate how their work with the agricultural
industry has contributed to conservation
initiatives. They will also identify successful
strategies for encouraging environmentally
sustainable behavior when working with farmers
and members of the agricultural industry. The
forum will conclude with a question and answer
session.
PANEL MEMBERS
David Morgan, Kualoa Ranch
Stephanie Whalen, Hawai‘i Agriculture
Research Center
Nicklos Dudley, Hawai‘i Agriculture Research
Center
Irene Sprecher, DLNR/Division of Forestry and
Wildlife,
Steph Dunbar-Co, Kainalu Ranch
GENERAL SESSION Empowering Farmers
for Conservation: Case Studies from
California
Moderators: Melanie Ching & Evan Wiig
11:40am – 12:00pm
Room 314
SPEAKERS
Melanie Cheng & Evan Wiig, FarmsReach,
Farmers Guild
WORKSHOP I KA WĀ MA MUA KA WĀ
MA HOPE - The Future is in the Past
STEM STEWARDSHIP via the Lens of
Voyaging
Moderator: Amber Inwood
10:00am – 11:00am
Room 312
If we stare into the future we’ll see….nothing. The
future hasn’t happened yet. Turn around however
and the view is endless. Through the lens of
Pacific voyaging, the I KA WĀ MA MUA KA WĀ MA
HOPE program helps students and educators to
explore the works of our ancestors and discover
that S.T.E.M (science, technology, engineering
and mathematics) is nothing new to us and
that Hawai‘i, is a place where the land and sea
are cared for, and people and communities are
healthy and safe.
Developed in partnership with the University
of Hawai‘i College of Education and Polynesian
Voyaging Society this interactive workshop will
provide participants the opportunity to be guided
through the new Bishop Museum Education
Online Learning Center, which is home to the
STEM through the lens of Voyaging Middle School
and Informal Education Curriculum. Participants
will also experience the Bishop Museum cultural
storytelling of I KA WĀ MA MUA KA WĀ MA HOPE
while making connections to the Polynesian
Voyaging Society Malama Honua World Wide
Voyage and online learning center. Participants
are required to bring a laptop and/or IPAD.
Funding has been provided by the Department
of Education Native Hawaiian Education Program
under the Bishop Museum ‘All Together Now’
Project.
PRESENTERS
Amber Inwood, Bishop Museum
Jenna Ishii, Polynesian Voyaging Society
Moses Goods, Bishop Museum
GENERAL SESSION Invasive Plants
Moderator: Flint Hughes
11:00Am – 12:00pm
Room 312
SPEAKERS
Adam Radford, Maui Invasive Species
Committee
Flint Hughes, USDA Forest Service
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FORUm Hui Mālama Loko I‘a:
A Growing Network for Fishpond
Practitioners and Organizations
Across Hawai‘i
Moderator: Brenda Asuncion
1:00pm – 3:00pm
Room 316
Hui Mālama Loko I‘a (hui) is a growing consortium
of fishpond practitioners, owners, stewards,
and supporters who have been meeting
opportunistically since 2004. They have recently
gained coordination support from Kua‘āina
Ulu ‘Auamo (KUA), which is an organization
providing connection, capacity, and resources
for grassroots community stewardship work
statewide. The hui currently represents over
35 fishponds and complexes on Kaua‘i, O‘ahu,
Moloka‘i, Lāna‘i, Maui, and Hawai‘i, and involves
nearly 150 individuals interested in honoring the
unique and important history and role of loko i‘a
in Hawai‘i.
This network provides an opportunity to recognize
the collective knowledge and experience
represented within Hui Mālama Loko I‘a. The hui
also carries the potential to revive an important
aspect of place-based sustainability and
community capacity.
The forum will feature practitioners from five
different islands, and they will each discuss their
general perspectives on the role of loko i‘a in their
communities, as well as their specific experiences
in fishpond advocacy, restoration, policy, and
education.
The forum convener and panel participants will
also suggest ways that people can get involved
and support the fishpond community, either as a
collective hui or at particular loko i‘a.
PANEL MEMBERS
Walter Ritte, Hawaiian Learning Center
Buddy Keala, Loko I‘a Consulting
Joylynn Paman, ‘Ao‘ao O Nā Loko I‘a O Maui
Kaulana Kaho'ohalahala, Kūpa‘a no Lāna‘i
Roxanne Stewart, Hale o Lono
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SYMPOSIUM Adapting to New
Challenges: Innovative Science
and Management Techniques for
Emerging Issues in Marine and
Coastal Ecosystems
Moderator: Anne Rosinski
1:00pm – 2:00pm
Room 315
New threats and challenges are constantly
emerging in our marine and coastal ecosystems.
There are several examples from across the state
that highlight innovative approaches or new
techniques for adapting to these challenges.
These types of projects will be critical as we learn
how to adapt and navigate change in the Pacific.
In this symposium we will identify new challenges
facing resource managers; highlight innovative
approaches and novel techniques currently being
implemented; communicate the challenges,
successes, and future opportunities of these
initiatives; and identify how these projects are
improving our collective ability to conserve and
manage marine resources in Hawai‘i.
The symposium will feature six presentations,
after which we will identify how these projects
relate to each other and demonstrate DLNR's role
as a resource trustee. We will end by summarizing
what the next steps will be in navigating change
as managers in building effective conservation
and restoration in Hawai‘i.
SPEAKERS
Kimberly Peyton, DLNR/Division of
Aquatic Resources
Dave Gulko, DLNR/Division of Aquatic
Resources
Anne Rosinski, DLNR/Division of
Aquatic Resources
Sonia Gorgula, DLNR/Division of
Aquatic Resources
Brooks Tamaye, DLNR/Division of
Conservation and Resources Enforcement
Glenn Higashi & Eko Lapp, DLNR/Division of
Aquatic Resources
GENERAL SESSION For the People
Moderator: Elia Herman
2:00pm – 3:00pm
Room 315
SPEAKERS
Andy Bystrom, Universidad Estatal a
Distancia de Costa Rica
Sheila Sarhangi, SeaWeb Asia Pacific
Nathan Albritton, Hawai‘i Pacific University
FORUm Acacia Koa: Silviculture and
Breeding for Effective Conservation
and Restoration
MODERATOR: Faith Inman-Narahari
1:00pm – 3:00pm
Room 314
Advances in Acacia koa (koa) silviculture and
breeding can make reforestation with this
important native species more attractive to land
owners/managers. Ultimately, this could enable
large areas of deforested land to be restored;
providing economic, ecological, and cultural
benefits to Hawai‘i. The purpose of this forum will
be to bring together experts in koa silviculture
and breeding and to present information to
land owners/managers who want to know about
recent advances, current research, and future
directions in koa forestry.
Recognized experts will lead short presentations
to stimulate discussion on each of the topics
listed below. Each presentation will be followed
by a short discussion session with audience
members. Discussions will be facilitated by the
topic leaders with input from the rest of the
forum organizers. Additionally, forum organizers
will prepare questions to engage the audience,
and take questions and comments from the
audience. This forum will provide a valuable
opportunity for land owners/managers to have
an open dialogue about koa forestry and to share
knowledge with each other and topic experts.
PANEL MEMBERS
Faith Inman-Narahari, University of Hawai‘i
at Mānoa and Tropical Hardwood Tree
Improvement and Regeneration Center
Charles Michler, Purdue University and
Tropical Hardwood Tree Improvement and
Regeneration Center
Christian Giardina, USDA Forest Service,
Institute of Pacific Islands Forestry
Robert Hauff, DLNR/Division of Forestry and
Wildlife
Nicholas Koch, Forest Solutions, Inc.
Thomas Baribault, Forest Solutions, Inc.
Irene Sprecher, DLNR/Division of Forestry and
Wildlife
James B. Friday, University of Hawai‘i at
Mānoa
Nicklos Dudley, Hawai‘i Agriculture Research
Center
FORUM The Marine Fellowship
Program: Building Capacity for
Conservation Success in Hawai‘i
MODERATOR: Sean Marrs
2:00pm – 3:00pm
Room 312
The Nature Conservancy’s Marine Fellowship
Program began in April 2008 to provide
experiential and practical training to build the
base of skilled marine resource managers in
Hawai‘i. By providing new promising professionals
with the training they need, the fellowship
program aims to lay the foundation for the next
generation of marine conservation leaders for
Hawai‘i.
This forum will give an overview of the Marine
Fellowship Program and include discussions with
a panel including representatives from the three
fellowship cohorts, current program partners and
funders. We will discuss overall experiences with
the program, what benefits are derived, and what
challenges are associated with development and
implementation.
PANEL MEMBERS
Jean Tanimoto, NOAA Pacific Services Center
Russell Amimoto, The Nature Conservancy
Brad Wong, Office of Hawaiian Affairs
Leilani Warren, The Nature Conservancy
Fellowship Program
Brant Chillingworth, Hau‘oli Mau Loa
Foundation
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FORUM Nā Kia‘i Kūmokuhāli‘i:
Forest Guardians Project Inspires
Conservation Leaders in Hawai‘i
and Peru
MODERATOR: Colleen Cole
1:00pm – 2:00pm
Room 312
The connections of land and sea are ever-present
in Hawai‘i and that network is supported by a
kuleana (responsibility) to keep conservation
in our hearts and minds. The Forest Guardians
project is focused on establishing a network of
(Forest Guardians) schools that demonstrate
a commitment to bio-cultural literacy and
environmental stewardship. We believe that
when students develop a personal connection
to a particular natural area, this furthers a
passion for local conservation and ecology. In
this way, we will build a cadre of conservationists
working to protect endangered wildlife and
habitat in Hawai‘i and beyond. We are working
primarily with teachers from K-12 schools to build
capacity for co-learning, co-researching, and
encouraging a voice and personal responsibility
in conservation action. Nā Kia‘i Kūmokuhāli’i
teachers are given the tools necessary to create
a long-lasting conservation impact on their
students and their communities.
In order to provide a global perspective on
conservation issues around the world and inspire
our local community, Nā Kia‘i Kūmokuhali’i is
linked to a sister program in Peru, known as
“Guardianes del Bosque” (Forest Guardians).
Employing similar capacity building techniques,
coordinators in Peru are working with teachers
and communities to build their own cadre of local
Forest Guardians. In addition, graduate students
in Project Dragonfly’s Global Field Program
participated in project planning, bringing in yet
another avenue of conservation impact on a local
and global scale.
In this one-hour forum, program leaders and
educators will offer an overview of how Hawai‘i
Island educators of Nā Kia‘i Kūmokuhāli’i have
built the foundation for a model of participatory
education in conservation with support from
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Three Mountain Alliance, San Diego Zoo Global,
Project Dragonfly, the Sicán National Museum,
and Museums Connect. We will also discuss how
the Forest Guardians concept can be more widely
applied throughout Hawai‘i and the world, the
lessons learned of community-driven approaches
to conservation, and the benefits of global
partnerships. Additionally, forum presenters will
lead the audience through a facilitated discussion
and audience participation activities focused on
wai (water), a key inquiry exercise of the Nā Kia‘i
Kūmokuhāli‘i program.
PANEL MEMBERS
Lahela Camara, Three Mountain Alliance
Emily Leucht, Three Mountain Alliance
Colleen Cole, Three Mountain Alliance
Robin Keith, San Diego Zoo Institute for
Conservation Research
Samantha Young, San Diego Zoo Institute for
Conservation Research
Jill Korach, Project Dragonfly/Miami
University
Gustavo Florez, Sicán National Museum
Tina Flower, Hualalai Academy
FORUM An Ocean of Partnerships:
Regional and State Ocean Resources
Management Planning and
Collaboration
Moderator: Kristina Kekuewa
3:30pm – 5:30pm
Room 316
The entire state of Hawai‘i is located in the
coastal zone, with nearly half of the state's
geographic area (41%) comprised of ocean.
The connection between our ocean and our
communities is so inseparable that the State
has been taking initiatives to manage ocean
resources since the first State ocean plan
was drafted in 1969. Fast forward forty-five
years: Hawai‘i is leading the country in ocean
resources management planning, natural
heritage and cultural heritage reserves, and
regional collaboration. Hawai‘i is the only state
to have a nationally recognized partnership for
ocean resources management. In addition to
successful partnerships at home, the State also
collaborates with other Pacific jurisdictions to
manage resources within an Exclusive Economic
Zone (EEZ) nearly equal to the combined EEZ of
the entire mainland United States. The purpose
of this forum is to share successes and lessons
learned from navigating changes in the Pacific
Islands through ocean resource management
plans and partnerships.
Following panel member presentations,
participants will take part in a facilitated
discussion based on the following questions:
1: Individual agencies can’t do it all. What is the
one area where you receive the greatest support
from these collaborations?
5: Share examples of impacts of these
collaborations at the community level or resource
level.
The panel will also invite the audience to join the
conversation during a live question and answer
session during the last thirty minute’s of this
interactive forum.
PANEL MEMBERS
Leo Asuncion, State Office of
Planning- DBEDT
Takiora Ingram, Pacific Regional
Ocean Partnership
Maria Carnevale, Papahānaumokuākea
Marine National Monument
Sarah Pautzke, Pacific Islands Regional
Planning Body
Emma Anders, DLNR/Division of
Aquatic Resources
FORUm All Things Trees
Moderator: Christian Giardina
3:30pm – 5:30pm
Room 315
SPEAKERS
Kyle Earnshaw,
Robert Peck, Hawai‘i Cooperative Studies
Unit, University of Hawai‘i at Hilo
Paul Banko, U.S. Geological Survey, Pacific
Island Ecosystems Research Center
William Haines, University of Hawai‘i
at Mānoa
Curtis Ewing, University of Hawai‘i at Hilo
Katherine Wilson, University of Hawai‘i
at Mānoa
Kasey Barton, University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa
Paul Conry, H. T. Harvey & Associates
2: Share examples of how these efforts are being
used as being a mechanism to jump start other
conservation efforts.
3: How do collaborative efforts help the State
navigate changes in ocean management?
4: Many of the management plans you use were
created through partnerships. Are they also
implemented through these partnerships?
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Session 6 : 3:30pM - 5:30PM
SYMPOSIUM Science, Conservation
and Conflict: Efforts to Recover the
Endangered Hawaiian Monk Seal
Moderator: Charles Littnan
3:30pm – 5:30pm
Room 314
The conservation and recovery of the Hawaiian
monk seal is complex and not without
controversy. In recent years that conservation
challenge has shifted from research and recovery
solely in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands
to also having to manage a rapidly growing
population of seals in the main Hawaiian Islands.
This symposium discusses the current status of
the species, the science driven recovery efforts
being developed and implemented, the conflict
surrounding the species, the significant lessons
learned and advances made on all fronts.
The diversity of these topics include fisheries
interactions, vaccination of wild populations,
translocations, and other very proactive
conservation efforts. The recovery activities of the
monk seal program are unprecedented in scope
and scale in Hawai‘i and in any other marine
mammal population. These topics are expected
to generate a lot of discussion by the numerous
stakeholders in attendance.
SPEAKERS
Tracy Wurth, Joint Institute for Marine and
Atmospheric Administration
Thea Johanos, Pacific Islands Fisheries
Science Center
Michelle Barbieri, The Marine Mammal Center
Kenady Wilson, Duke University Marine Lab
Charles Littnan, NOAA Hawaiian Monk Seal
Research Program
Rachel Sprague, NOAA Fisheries Pacific
Islands Regional Office
Session 7 : 10:00AM - 12:00PM
FORUM Traditional Knowledge Systems
and Climate Change Adaptation: An
Essential Attribute of Indigenous
Nationhood
Moderator: Mervyn Tano
3:30pm – 4:30pm
Room 312
The view that climate change impacts pose a
direct threat to indigenous societies because
of their reliance on resource-based livelihoods
is prevalent in much of the works by the United
Nations University, IPCC, Secretariat of the
Convention on Biological Diversity, UNDP, and
UNESCO.
Their view is that Traditional Knowledge offers
valuable insights, complementing scientific
data with chronological and landscape-specific
precision and detail that is critical for verifying
climate models and evaluating climate change
scenarios developed by scientists at much
broader temporal and spatial scales.
Dr. Wildcat will describe how the Indigenous
Peoples Climate Change Working Group is
working to decolonize and indigenize the rhetoric
of Traditional Knowledge. Dr. Burrows will
describe efforts to ensure Hawaiian traditional
cultural presence at the sacred sites proposed
for the DLNR/HHF Kawainui Master Plan.
Following the presentations of the panelists and
the facilitated dialogue between panelists and
symposium participants, we will examine these
characterizations of climate vulnerabilities of
indigenous peoples and suggest that adaptive
management policies, plans, research,
and programs undertaken by international
organizations, NGOs, governments, and
corporations based on these characterizations
may prove inadequate, ill-adapted, and even
inimical to the nationalistic interests and
aspirations of indigenous peoples.
SPEAKERS
Mervyn Tano, International Institute for
Indigenous Resource Management
Daniel Wildcat, Haskell Indian
Nations University
Dr. Charles Pe‘ape‘a Makawalu Burrows,
Ahahui Malama i ka Lokahi
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FORUM Kū‘ula: Integrating Western
and Indigenous Sciences in Hawai‘i
Moderators: Misaki Takabayashi &
Pelika Bertelmann
4:30pm – 5:30pm
Room 312
Integration of biology and culture for “biocultural
conservation” in Hawai‘i needs to be founded
on integration of epistomologies and scientific
practices of indigenous and non-indigenous
origins. Although many people like the concept
of bio-cultural and epistimological integration,
determining appropriate ways to integrate
knowledge systems is very challenging. Over
the last six years, student researchers of the
Kū‘ula class at University of Hawai‘i at Hilo have
conducted a number of environmental research
projects in Hawai‘i by drawing from both Native
Hawaiian and Western sciences with assistance
from cultural practitioners, resource managers,
academics, and agency partners. Research
outcomes of the latest projects will be presented
along with an introduction of the process of
inquiry in Kū‘ula research and an opportunity to
share perspectives from agencies and community
members striving to broaden knowledge bases in
their management work in Hawai‘i.
PANEL MEMBERS
University of Hawai‘i at Hilo Students:
Emily Cadiz, Maile Aiwohi, James Akau,
Maury Gutteling, Leina‘ala Hall,
Daniel Jennings-Kam, Cindy Among-Serrao,
Kahili Anderson, ‘Elika Jardin, Lauren Kapono,
Kawika Aspili, Cherie Kauahi, Kanoe Steward,
Devon Aquiar, Kailey Pascoe, Kalani Quiocho,
Leilani Abaya, Melissa Adams, Louise Economy
FORUM Sustainable Tourism Benefits
Everyone - Overview of The Hawai‘i
Ecotourism Association’s Sustainable
Tourism Certification Program "Travel
Pono"
Moderator: Aaron Lowe
10:00am – 11:00am
Room 316
Over the past decade, The Hawai‘i Ecotourism
Association (HEA) has developed an independent
certification program to support the use of best
practices by identifying tour operators who lead
the industry. In addition to employing a variety
of best practices, certified tour operators must
meet all federal, state, and local regulations, have
a written sustainability statement, offer guided
expereinces, provide accurate information, and
contribute to the conservation of Hawai‘i and the
communities in which they operate.
HEA’s Sustainable Tourism Certification Program
has certified over a dozen tour operators
throughout the State who have shown a
commitment to protecting Hawai‘i’s unique
environment and culture through responsible
travel. Certification has proven to be a benefit
to travelers, tour operators, and the people of
Hawai‘i, as certified operators provide genuine
experiences, give back to the environment and
their communities, and distinguish themselves
to a growing segment of travelers interested in
sustainability.
This forum intends to present an overview of the
certification program and engage the audience in
a discussion about the challenges of sustainable
tourism and the need for certification.
PANEL MEMBERS
Linda Cox, University of Hawai‘i
Aaron Lowe, DLNR/Division of Forestry and
Wildlife
Tim McKeague, Atlantis Adventures
Annette Kaohelaulii, Annette’s Adventures
Liz Foote, Coral Reef Alliance
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Session 7 : 10:00AM - 12:00PM
FORUM Guns for Hire: Challenges and
Benefits of Utilizing Contractors in
Natural Resource Management
Moderators: Jason Sumiye & Alison
Cohan
11:00am – 12:00pm
Room 316
Conservation managers today in Hawai‘i are faced
with managing larger landscapes with limited
resources. The statewide "The Rain Follows the
Forest" Initiative has triggered a flush of new
fenced acres with promises of more to come.
Along with this ever increasing management
footprint comes a commensurately greater
push to "do more with less". The conservation
community will increasingly need to grapple
with the cost and effectiveness of managing our
natural resources, and will need to consider a
variety of options to increase their capacity whether it be utilizing their own field crews or
a hiring a contractor. This forum will explore
different approaches to accomplishing resource
management in Hawai‘i, with perspectives from
nonprofit, government, and private sectors, in
addition to contractor companies.
SPEAKERS
Lisa Hadway, DLNR/Division of Forestry and
Wildlife
Namaka Whitehead, Kamehameha Schools
Greg Czar, Feral Animal Removal Experts
(F.A.R.E)
Luke Estes, Pono Pacific, LLC
GENERAL SESSION Avian Disease
Moderator: Jim Jacobi
10:00am – 12:00pm
Room 312
SPEAKERS
Michael Samuel, U.S. Geological Survey
Wei Liao, University of Wisconsin
Susan Jarvi, University of Hawai‘i at Hilo
Marc Travers, Kauai Endangered Seabird
Recovery Project
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GENERAL SESSION Marine Invasives
Moderator: Sonia Gorgula
10:00am – 12:00pm
Room 315
SPEAKERS
Jonatha Giddens, University of Hawai‘i at
Mānoa
Sonia Gorgula, Department of Land and
Natural Resources
Grace Chon, Hawai‘i Pacific University
Laura Stanley, Hawai‘i Pacific University
Brian Neilson & Travis Thyberg, Division of
Aquatic Resources
Dwayne Minton, The Nature Conservancy
Kostantinos Stamoulis, Fisheries Ecology
Research Lab
SYMPOSIUM Ecosystem Service
Modeling and Valuation to Support
Ridge-to-Reef Management
Moderator: Kirsten Oleson
10:00am – 12:00pm
Room 314
Coral reefs are complex systems where ecological,
social, and economic outcomes are interrelated.
Coral reefs support human wellbeing through
the provision of critical ecosystem goods and
services (e.g., coastal protection, food, income,
recreation, and cultural practices). However,
coral reef health and resilience are declining
globally due to climate change compounded with
local threats, including overfishing and degraded
water quality. Local management actions can help
mitigate both local and broader scale impacts.
With an aim to minimize risks to coral reef
ecosystems and preserve their ecosystem goods
and services, land and coastal managers in the
West Maui region are working to revive traditional
ahupua‘a- or watershed-based management to
improve land management practices and water
quality of terrestrial runoff.
To support the mission of managers in West Maui
(i.e., Ridge-to-Reef Initiative), we are constructing
a Mauka-to-Makai trade-off modeling tool,
which uses ecosystem goods and services flows
to represent the key functional relationships of
this social–ecological system. This approach will
provide a spatially explicit, dynamic framework
capable of identifying a suite of ecosystem
services and socioeconomic tradeoffs that may
be required to maintain healthy and resilient reefs
under existing pressures and climate change.
This holistic ridge-to-reef decision support
tool is grounded within ecological boundaries,
while the ecosystem services approach reveals
social preferences and economic values of the
beneficiaries.
This modeling framework is the first
step toward the development of a functional
analytical tool that is capable of helping natural
resources managers choose between alternative
management actions while addressing multiple
criteria policy objectives, across space and
time. For instance, this platform will be able to
identify hotspots where values conflict and areas
where win-win opportunities may arise. The
development of this pilot tool will provide our
partner, the West Maui Ridge-to-Reef initiative,
with the ability to understand trade-offs resulting
from management to promote a shift towards
watershed-based management and restore the
Ahupua‘a approach.
This session will describe ongoing efforts to
develop this watershed-scale decision support
tool that can map, assess, value, simulate
changes, and assess trade-offs in multiple
ecosystem service flows from Ridge-to-Reef.
These efforts (1) leverage state-of-the-art models,
(2) adapt them to Hawai‘i and other oceanic
island systems settings, and (3) integrate them
within a single operated tool, thereby providing
decision-makers with in real-time information
to evaluate management scenarios under
consideration. The session will feature the results
of a needs assessment conducted with managers
across the State of Hawai‘i, technical talks by
model developers, updates on ecosystem service
model adaptions for Hawai‘i, and preliminary
modeling results of the first case study site in
West Maui.
SPEAKERS
at Mānoa
Jade Delevaux, University of Hawai‘i
at Mānoa
Greg Guannel, Stanford University
Kenneth Bagstad, U.S. Geological Survey
Kim Falinski & Hla Htun, University of Hawai‘i
at Mānoa
Gan Jin, University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa
GENERAL SESSION Corals Science and
Management
Moderator: Jim Beets
1:00pm – 3:00pm
Room 315
SPEAKERS
Kaho Tisthammer, University of Hawai‘i at
Mānoa
Narrissa Spies, University of Hawai‘i at
Mānoa, Kewalo Marine Laboratory
Scott Chulakote, University of Hawai‘i
at Mānoa
Jim Beets, University of Hawai‘i at Hilo
Rachel Morrison, Scripps Institution of
Oceanography
Daniel Wagner, NOAA Papahānaumokuākea
Marine National Monument
James Murphy, University of Hawai‘i at
Mānoa
Matthew Iacchei, Department of
Oceanography, University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa
and Hawai‘i Institute of Marine Biology
Courtney Couch, Hawai‘i Institute of Marine
Biology
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SYMPOSIUM Cyberinfrastructure for
Navigating Change in the Pacific
Moderators: Kenneth Y. Kaneshiro &
Michael H. Kido
1:00pm – 3:00pm
Room 316
Ridge-to-Reef conservation on Pacific Islands
is part of the global challenge facing scientists,
resource managers, policy makers, and citizens
in communities to affect a transition into
sustainability in coupled human-environment
systems to meet human development needs yet
protect earth’s life support systems. To facilitate
this effort, the collection, processing, translation
and distribution of data from built - natural
environments in dynamic knowledge systems
are needed to guide management activities and
decision-making. Networked cyberinfrastructure
(CI), viewed as the coordinated aggregate of gridbased computer hardware - software and other
technologies that change data into knowledge
is transforming the nature of environmental
research and education. Server-based CI can
store and integrate at appropriate spatiotemporal
scales the massive datasets necessary to track
simultaneously the condition of biodversity,
local-regional-global climate as well as terrestrial
- freshwater – coral reef resources. Knowledge
systems integrating data across-scales can
be developed for specific use-cases to tap
networked data resources and through cloudand supercomputer-based modeling - simulation
applications make possible predictions of the
outcomes of various management scenario
actions affecting natural resource condition and
ecosystem health.
With funding provided by the National Science
Foundation, The Center for Conservation
Research and Training has developed a working
prototype system to address these needs in
its Research Cyberinfrastructure Core (RCC) in
collaboration with InteleSense Technologies, The
Redlands Institute, The Watershed Professional
Network and the local community – NGO partners
across the state. Our speakers will highlight
examples of integrated RCC technologies and
appications focused on Hawaiian ahupua‘a
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which monitor environmental conditions in near
real-time and utilizes open-access web services
to information resources to promote effective
conservation - restoration, build local community
capacity, foster STEM education and preserve
traditional ecological knowledge.
SPEAKERS
Michael Kido, University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa
Kevin Montgomery, Intelesense Technologies
and Stanford University
Jason Misaki, Department of Land & Natural
Resources/DOFAW
Sylvia Texeira, West Hawai‘i Explorations
Academy
Matt Rosener, Waipā Foundation
presented and the ideas put forth will be relevant
to efforts throughout the State of Hawai‘i to
assess impacts of watershed improvement
projects on reducing sediment erosion and
transport.
PANEL MEMBERS
Stephen Anthony, U.S. Geological Survey
Hudson Slay, U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency
Ron Rickman, U.S. Geological Survey
Jonathan Stock, U.S. Geological Survey
Andrew Hood, Sustainable Resources
Group Intn‘l, Inc.
Chris Brosius, West Maui Mountains
Watershed Partnership
FORUM Assessing Impacts of
Watershed Projects on Reducing
Sediment Erosion and Transport in
West Maui – Lessons Learned and
Future Directions
Sponsored by:
Moderator: Stephen Anthony
1:00pm – 3:00pm
Room 314
SYMPOSIUM ‘Ōpe‘ape‘a: Conserving
Hawai‘i’s Native Land Mammal
Through Research, Restoration, and
Adaptive Management
The West Maui Region is currently the focus of
Federal, State, and private watershed planning
efforts to improve the overall health of coral
reefs, nearshore waters, and watersheds. One
of the most problematic land-based pollutants
identified by scientists is suspended sediment.
Although watershed improvement projects are
being implemented throughout the State of
Hawai‘i, there is a significant gap in our ability to
prove that these projects are reducing sediment
erosion and transport to nearshore waters.
The goals of this forum are to: gather perspectives
from funding agencies, researchers, watershed
planners, and watershed partnerships; create
an awareness of the existing gap in our ability
to prove through multiple lines of evidence
that watershed improvement projects are
reducing sediment erosion and transport; and
communicate importance of, challenges in,
and recommendations for assessing impacts of
watershed improvement projects on reducing
sediment erosion and transport. The information
restoration and management issues, adaptation,
and emerging threats.
SPEAKERS
Amy Russell, Grand Valley State University
Frank Bonaccorso, U.S. Geological Survey
Kevin Olival, EcoHealth Alliance and
American Museum of Natural History
Kristina Montoya-Aiona, U.S. Geological
Survey
Christopher Todd, Hawai‘i Cooperative
Studies Unit, Pacific Aquaculture and Coastal
Resources Center, University of Hawai‘i at Hilo
David Johnston, H. T. Harvey & Associates
P. Marcos Gorresen, University of Hawai‘i
at Hilo
Cris Hein, Bat Conservation International
Moderator: Frank Bonaccorso
1:00pm – 3:00pm
Room 312
This forum will feature presentations
summarizing recent advances on Hawaiian bat
population genetics, ecology, habitat restoration,
and innovative monitoring technology.
Two presenters will discuss conservation
management and habitat restoration targeted at
recovery of this endangered bat. Conservation
genetics discussing the importance of genetics
in understanding if different distinct populations
occur across Hawai‘i and how island/continental
populations may differ will also be presented.
One presentation examines an extinct Hawai‘i
bat over geological and evolutionary time and
one presentation examines adaptations at an
extreme winter environment high on the slopes of
Mauna Loa. Additional presentations will discuss
potential solutions in mitigation of risk to hoary
bats at wind facilities. This symposium addresses
the theme of Navigating Change by addressing
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GENERAL SESSION Tech & Tools
Moderator: Regina Ostergaard-Klem
3:15pm – 5:15pm
Room 316
SPEAKERS
Jeff Anderson, University of Hawai‘i, School
of Ocean & Earth Science & Technology, Joint
Institute for Marine & Atmospheric Research
Andre Raine, KESRP
Miguel Castrence, Resource Mapping Hawai‘i
Tamara Wong & Jonathan Price, University
of Hawai‘i at Hilo
Regina Ostergaard-Klem, Hawai‘i Pacific
University
at Mānoa
Laura Ka‘akua & Kelley Hart, The Trust for
Public Land
Samuel Aruch, Natural Resource Data
Solutions LLC
Sponsored by:
GENERAL SESSION Catalyzing Capacity
for Conservation
Moderator: Wendy Kuntz
3:15pm – 5:15pm
Room 314
SPEAKERS
Wendy Kuntz & Students, Kapi‘olani
Community College
Lauren Wetzell, University of Hawai‘i, Kewalo
Marine Laboratory
Amy Brinker, KYA Sustainability Studio
Ella Aki, KYA Sustainability Studio and
Kamehameha Schools’ Kāpili ‘Oihana
Internship Program
Nicole Fisher, Rewarding Internships for
Sustainable Employment
Michel Arakaki, Kamehameha Schools’ Kāpili
‘Oihana Internship Program
Jesse Felts, Haleakalā National Park
GENERAL SESSION Our Changing
Islands
Moderator: Jim Jacobi
3:15pm – 4:15pm
Room 312
GENERAL SESSION Managing A Sea of
Change
Moderator: Manuel Mejia
3:15pm – 5:15pm
Room 315
SPEAKERS
Kelly Ratana, Hawai‘i Pacific University
Lani Watson, National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration, Restoration
Center
Hōkū Pihana & V. Kalani Quiocho, University
of Hawai‘i
Shannon Lyday, Oikonos Ecosystem
Knowledge and Hawai‘i Pacific University
Manuel Mejia, The Nature Conservancy of
Hawai‘i
Paul Belson, Kaua‘i Seabird HCP
Rebecka Arbin, Office of Planning
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SPEAKERS
Michelle Lazaro, Department of Natural
Resources and Environmental Management,
Julia Rowe, University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa
Christian Giardina, Insititute of Pacific
Islands Forestry
Paul Selmants, University of Hawai‘i at
Mānoa
Lucas Fortini, Pacific Islands Climate Change
Cooperative and U.S. Geological Survey
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Poster Session
Poster List by Category
See abstract book for complete abstract and author details
*Indicates student submission
Poster Session
Poster List By Presenting Author
Viewing in Wi-Fi Café, Room 311
Poster Reception Event, Wednesday July 16, 2014 5:30 – 8:00 PM
See online abstract book for complete abstract and author details
*Indicates student submission
Abbot, Lyman L.
Anderson, David
Apelgren, Chloe
Balaz, Keahialaka
Barros, Corrin
Breeden Jr., James H.
Bright, Leina‘ala
Bruno, Barbara
Burke, Jackie Kaho‘okele
Camacho, Amanda
Castle, Lisa
Chaney, Nancy
Chen, Huisheng
Cochran, Susan A.
Colbert, Steven
Costa, Kaile
Craig, Mitchell P.
DeGuzman, Veronica
Duffing Romero, Mareike
Earnshaw, Kyle
Feato, Kristen
Friday, James
Frohlich, Danielle
Fuimaono, Hugh
Fujikawa, Jean
Gaoteote Halatuituia, Isabel
Gaudioso, Jacqueline
Gibbs, Ann
Goldenetz Dollar, Jolie
Goodale, Kelly
Haines, William
Hickey, Erin
Huppman, Elizabeth
Inman-Naharari, Faith
Irvine, J. Lelemia
Joe, Stephanie
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P-22
P-04, 63
P-42
P-52*
P-06
P-37
p-46*
p-26
p-09
p-47
p-38
p-50
p-23
p-11
p-17
p-69*
p-61
p-51*
p-18*
p-41*
p-70*
p-67
p-59
p-66*
p-39
p-05
p-62
p-16
p-20
p-30
p-68
p-43*
p-60, 65
p-27
p-72*
p-32
Kagimoto, Kyle
Kaufman, Leyla
Keli‘ipuleole, Melanie
Kirkpatrick, Jessica
Kucharsky, Omar
Lau, Alex
Luscomb, Peter
Marceau, Aki
Marlin, James
McGuire, Raymond
Menard, Trae
Neri, Enrico
O'Sullivan, Brock
Osterneck, Givonn
Parson, Elliott
Peschon, John
Pieper, Jeffrey
Rajan, P. Thomas
Rowe, Julia
Rueda Krauss, Oriana
Sakashita, Miyoko
Sauafea-Le‘au, Fatima
Steele, Orlo
Stillman, Amber
Teitelbaum, Eric
Thomas, Miles
Tokishi, Dean
Torigoe, Stacey
Vale, Kava
Wang, Alex
Watts, Ashley
White, Brian
Wilhoite, Nicholas
Williams, Nicole
Works, Aaron
Zamzow, Jill
p-33
p-74
p-08*
p-36
p-40*
p-45
p-24
p-03
p-57*
p-21
p-28
p-58
p-64
p-73
p-49
p-19
p-54*
p-07
p-53*
p-25*
p-15
p-01
p-56
p-35
p-29
p-71*
p-12
p-44
p-55
p-31*
p-02
p-13*
p-48*
p-14*
p-34
p-10
COMMUNITY
p-01 American Samoa Go GREEN: Building Local Capacity and Awareness for a
Sustainable Environment
p-02
Reef Kahu: Educating our Keiki to Conserve and Protect
p-03
The Honolulu Rail Transit Project: Improving Hawai‘i's Sustainable Transportation Alternatives
p-04 Pahole Adopt-A-Forest Program: Growing Forests and the Future Conservationists to
Manage Them
p-05
Ocean Swimming/Ocean Science Program, Educating Students about the Ocean and Swimming Safety Skills Exposing them to the Underwater World
p-06 Navigating Change through Climate Education
CULTURAL
p-07
Traditional Fishing Practices among Tribes of Andaman and Nicobar Islands
p-08* Uncovering the Science Behind the Legend of Ka‘au Crater's Red Spring
p-09 LONO-KŪ MANA - Hawaiian Gods of Sustainability
MARINE
p-10
Capacity Building and Outreach Efforts of the Coral Reef Ecosystem Division's Fish Team
p-11
Benthic Habitat Mapping of the USCRTF Ka‘anapali Priority Study Area and the State of Hawai‘i Kahekili Herbivore FMA, West Maui
p-12
Mālama ko Hawai‘i iā Kanaloa: Hawai'i's People Care for Kanaloa: Hawai'i's People are Cared for through Kanaloa
p-13*
Rolling Out the Red Carpet: Invasive Algae Fostering the Spread of Invasive Stomatopods
p-14* Evaluating the Status of Scaridae Species in Shallow Coral Reef Habitats on O‘ahu
p-15
Securing a Future for Endangered Corals and Monk Seals
p-16
What’s Beneath the Waves? Seafloor Imagery, Bathymetry, and Acoustic Classification in the Nearshore Waters of the Hawaiian Islands
p-17
Environmental Variability on a Coral Reef, Kiholo Bay, HI
p-18* Effects of Vibrio Bacteria in Global Fish Trade Industry
p-19
A Summary of Albatross Band Recovery Daya in the Hawai‘i Deep and Shallow Set Longline Fisheries
TERRESTRIAL
p-20
Invasive Plant Management in Maloata Village, American Samoa
p-21
An Update to the Nēnē Translocation from Kaua‘i to the Big Island
p-22
Reducing Excessive Sedimentation in the Hakioawa Watershed of Kaho‘olawe by Restoring
Native Ecosystems
p-23
Daniel K. Inouye Solar Telescope Hawaiian Petrel Monitoring Project on Haleakalā
p-24
Mariana Avifauna Conservation: Utilizing the Resources and Expertise of Zoos to Save
Mariana Birds
p-25* Parent Tree Selection and Evaluation of Frost Resistance and Wood Quality of Acacia Koa
p-26
Hawaiian Trail and Mountain Club: Building and Maintaining O‘ahu's Hiking Trails for
Over 100 Years
p-27
Tropical Hardwood Tree Improvement and Regeneration Center: Tree Breeding and Silviculture for Native Forest Conservation and Restoration
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p-28
Geospatial Analysis of Herbicide Application Amounts at The Nature Conservancy of Hawai‘i
p-29
A History of Gorse in Haleakalā National Park
p-30
Capture Rates Using a Variety of Traps, Baits, and Lures
p-31*
The Presence of an Ecological Trap in the Juvenile Dispersal of the ‘Ākohekohe (Palmeria dolei), a Population-Limiting Life Stage?
p-32
Achieving Optimal Slug Control in Forest Settings
p-33
The Kaua‘i Watershed Alliance's Wainiha Valley Protective Fence Project: An Overview
p-34
Establishment Risk of Exotic Reptiles and Amphibians to Hawai‘i
p-35
3D Landscape Maps for University-Managed Lands on Maunakea
p-36
Monitoring Arthropod Communities on Maunakea, Hawai‘i
p-37
The Capture, Captive Maintenance and Translocation of Rufous Fantails and Mariana Fruit Doves from Saipan to Sarigan 2013
p-38
Natural Resources Conservation at Pōhakuloa Training Area: Effective Management
in a Difficult Landscape
p-39Prioritizing Miconia calvescens Survey Areas on O‘ahu
p-40* Change in Gene Expression of Acacia koa Along with Elevation and Precipitation Gradients
p-41* Is the Timing of Leaf Form Change in Acacia koa Gray Seedlings Adaptive and What are the Implications for Reforestation?
p-42
Lineage Diversity, Host Range, and Effects of Land Use on Prevalence of Avian Malaria in American Samoa
p-43* Improving Rooting Success of Cuttings and Stock Plant Management for Acacia koa
p-44
Preserving Genetic Integrity in an In-Situ Living Collection of Geranium arboreum (nohoanu), at Haleakalā National Park
p-45
A Proposed Adjustment to the Hawai‘i-Pacific Weed Risk Assessment Protocol
p-46* Aquaponic Versus Soil Cultivation of ‘Auhuhu and ‘Ōlena: Comparisons of Plant Growth and Nutrient Dynamics for Effective Propagation and Use
p-47
Cover Crop Planting in Hawai‘i: An Assessment of the Impact of Sunn Hemp, Oats and
Buckwheat on Commercial Crops
p-48* ‘Ōhi‘a Growth Dynamics: Competitive Release during Secondary Succession in a Lowland Wet Forest on Hawai‘i Island
p-49
Update on Infestation of Hala pepe (Pleomele hawaiiensis) by the Invasive Banana Moth
(Opogona sacchari)
p-50
Establishing Biocontrol of Strawberry Guava in Hawaiian Forests
p-51* Impact of Defoliation on Growth and Survival of Naturally Regenerated and Planted Koa
p-52* Comparison of Control Measures for Naio Thrips in Hawai‘i
p-53* A Valuation of Seabird Restoration in Hawai‘i
P-54* Monitoring Montane Dry Forest Structure Using High Resolutions Aerial Imagery
P-55
Conservation Value of Pritchardia spp. in National Tropical Botanical Garden's Living
Collection at McBryde Garden
P-56
Cultural Use and Importance of Mangrove Species in Samoa, Tonga and Fiji
P-57* Refining Volume Prediction for ‘Iliahi Conservation Objectives
P-58
Rapid Multiplication of Palapalai (Microlepia strigosa) through Micropropagation
P-59
Utilizing Partnerships to Improve Island-Wide Early Detection of Invasive Plants on O‘ahu
P-60 Genetic Variation in Endemic Species of Hawaiian Hibiscus Section Lilibiscus (Malvaceae) Based on RAPD Analysis
P-61
Managment Actions to Prevent the Disappearance of the Hawaiian Petrels (Pterodroma
sandwichensis) and Newell's Sheawaters (Puffinus newelli) From West Maui, Hawai‘i
P-62
Knemidokoptic Mange in Hawai‘i ‘Amakihi on the Island of Hawai‘i: Current Distribution and Prevalence of an Emerging Disease
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P-63
P-64
P-65
P-66*
P-67
P-68
P-69*
P-70*
P-71*
P-72*
P-73
P-74
Evaluation of Field Regeneration Methods for Āulu (Sapindus oahuensis) at Pahole Natural Area Reserve, O‘ahu
Kōke‘e Resource Conservation Program-Involving the Public in Protecting Native Ecosystems
Population Variation in Hibiscus brackenridgei (Malvaceae) Based on RAPD Markers
Monitoring Wetlands in Leone Bay: A Pilot Study
Sudden, Stand-level Mortality of ‘Ōhi‘a (Metrosideros polymorpha) in Lower Puna,
Hawai‘i Island
The Pulelehua Project: Help Map Distributions of Our State Insect, the Kamehameha Butterfly (Vanessa tameamea)
Effect of Strawberry Guava on the Native Land Snail Leptachatina cerealis
Manu-o-Kū of Diamond Head: Kapi ‘olani Community College Student Monitoring Project
Establishment of a Vegetation Monitoring Project in Wailupe Valley Forest Exclosure
Water Resources Sust‘āinability: Vision for Moku o Lo‘e (Coconut Island, O‘ahu)
Stretching the Gap: A Reflection on the Collaboration of Watershed Partnerships and
Governmental Agencies Constructing Remote Fence in East Maui
Status of Myoporum sandwicensis on Hawai‘i Island five years After the Introduction
of a New Pest
2014 Hawai‘i State Science Fair Senior
Research HCA Award Winners
Soil Amendments and Ambient CO2 Concentration Impact the Balance of Green House Gases,
Matthew G. Dufale, Farrington High School
Comparing Susceptibility of Native and Non-Native Plants to Herbivory by the Introduced
Giant African Snail (Anchatina Fulica), Kayla Anela Obrero, Reina Taasan, Nicholas Ucol,
Waipahu High School
2014 Hawai‘i State Science Fair Junior
Research HCA Award Winners
Does Atmospheric Change Affect Hoary Bat Activity? Logan K. Kuniyuki, Waiakea
Intermediate School
Is It Getting Hot In Here? Brandon Paulino, Al Jebrin Antonio, Kalākaua Middle School
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Exhibitors
Map
Hawai‘i Convention Center, Third Floor
Showing throughout three-day conference
Room 313
1Kealopiko
2 Ulupono Initiative
3 Resource Mapping Hawai‘i
4 Kamehameha Schools
5 NOAA Pacific Services Center
6UH/PBRC/CCRT
7 Hawai‘i Wetland Joint Venture
8 University of Hawai‘i at Hilo
9 Pacific Internships for Exploring Science (PIPES)
10 Western Pacific Regional Fishery
Management Council
11Mālama Maunalua
12 Forest Solutions, Inc.
13 Hawai‘i Ecotoursim Association
14 Hawai‘i Wildlife Center
15 Pacific Whale Foundation
Client:
16 Hawaii Pacific Parks Association
Location:
Room:
Convention
Center
313ABC Association
Hawaii
18Hawaii
Forest
Industry
Prepared On: 04/17/13 15:02:55
19 The Hawaii Wildlife Society Hawaii
Chapter
20 Tropical Hardwood Tree Improvement & Regeneration Center
21 Hawaiian Electric Company
22 Alaska Airlines
23 NOAA/Office of National Sanctuaries
24 NOAA NMFS
25Kupu
26CGAPS
27 Hawaiian Islands Land Trust
28 PCSU - Oahu Army Natural Resources
29 First Wind Energy, LLC
30 University of Hawai‘i Press
31 U.S. Geological Survey
32 Conservation Council for Hawai‘i
33 National Park Service
34Punawai
35 Kaua‘i Invasive Species Committee
36 O‘ahu Resource Conservation & Development Council (O‘ahu RC&D)
37 Hawai‘i Association of Watershed
Partnerships
38 Kua‘aina Ulu ‘Auamo (KUA)
39 National Tropical Botanical Gardens
40 U.S. Fish and WIldlife Service
41 U.S. Forest Serivce, Region 5
42 USDA Forest Service, Institute of Pacific Event Name:
Islands Forestry (Region 5)
Date:
Time:
The Trust for Public Land
43
Prepared By: Sean Coffey
44 Office of Hawaiian Affairs
45 University of Hawai‘i
46 Department of Land and Natural Resources Division of Forestry and Wildlife
47 Department of Transportation Storm Water Management Program
48 ESRI (Environmental Systems Research
Institute, Inc.)
101 Hawai‘i Conservation Alliance Foundation
102 Hui Ku Maoli Ola
109 IUCN World Conservation Congress
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Hanohano Hawai‘i Kuauli:
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Translation: Glorious is Hawai‘i with its verdant land and sea
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